The Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, John Lee, leading a business delegation composed of representatives from both Hong Kong and the Mainland, commenced his visit to Kazakhstan yesterday (June 1). On his official social media page today (June 2), John Lee stated that in the morning, he visited Kazakhstan's national investment holding company, Baiterek National Investment Holding, and held a meeting and exchanged views with its Chairman of the Board, Rustam Timurovich Karagoishin. During the meeting, he introduced Hong Kong's unique advantages under the "One Country, Two Systems" principle.
John Lee said that Hong Kong, as an international financial centre, is fully capable of serving as a "super connector" and "super value-adder" for Kazakhstani enterprises seeking to access the markets of the Mainland, ASEAN, and even the rest of the world. He also highlighted the innovation and technology development opportunities in the Northern Metropolis, as well as the preferential policies on land, finance, taxation, and other aspects, welcoming the company to explore cooperation potential with Hong Kong. The two sides also discussed future directions for collaboration, including project financing as well as cooperation in frontier areas such as green finance and fintech, joining hands to realise the sustainable development vision of the Belt and Road Initiative.
John Lee said he sincerely invited the company to continue participating in Hong Kong's Belt and Road Summit and Asian Financial Forum. He expressed his belief that this dialogue marks a new starting point for mutual benefit and win‑win cooperation. Hong Kong, he noted, can surely play the role of a "two‑way springboard", assisting Kazakhstani enterprises in expanding into Asia while at the same time channelling global capital into Central Asia, jointly creating a prosperous future.
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