Commerce Minister Wang Wentao addresses the opening session of the sixth Belt and Road Summit held online on Sept 1, 2021. - HKSAR GOVERNMENT
HONG KONG (China Daily/Asia News Network): The Ministry of Commerce will support the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region in joining the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership agreement as a separate customs territory as soon as possible, in the latest effort to help the Chinese mainland and Hong Kong complement each other and achieve common growth, a senior government official said on Wednesday (Sept 1).
Commerce Minister Wang Wentao, addressing the sixth Belt and Road Summit in Hong Kong via video link, said the ministry will support Hong Kong in conducting free trade agreement negotiations with other countries, playing a role in Asia-Pacific economic cooperation and further enhancing its position as an international financial, trade and shipping centre.
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