Secretary for Development Bernadette Linn Hon-ho on Saturday revealed the appeals by Xia Baolong, director of the Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office, a day after the senior Beijing official met about 30 local business leaders in Shenzhen. Xia urged them to “recognise their responsibilities” and take “concrete actions” to support the city’s economic development.
“[Xia] said…these are good projects and he hoped that the business sector could actively take part in them,” Linn said.
Linn said active participation could mean businesses showing interest in bidding for government projects or taking part in consultancy studies during land production.
The business sector had shown a positive response in the meeting and pledged to do the “real work” for Hong Kong, she added.
