“Belt and Road” refers to the land-based “Silk Road Economic Belt” and the seafaring “21st Century Maritime Silk Road”. The routes with strong emphasis on connectivity and international co-operation cover countries across Asia, Europe and Africa. It features co-operation priorities in enhancing policy coordination, strengthening infrastructural facilities connectivity, facilitating unimpeded trade, deepening financial integration and building people-to-people bonds among countries along the routes.
The Belt and Road Initiative seeks to promote market integration and forge new ties among different economies, with the objective of driving deeper regional development by promoting cooperation in a variety of areas, expanding business opportunities and encouraging people-to-people exchanges among different regions.
The Belt and Road Initiative is a new engine for Hong Kong’s economic development. To fully participate in and capitalise on the opportunities brought by the Belt and Road Initiative, and to leverage our edge under the “what the country needs, what Hong Kong is good at” policy, the HKSAR Government will step up communication with the Central Authorities to gain a deeper understanding of the policy directions and implementation of the Belt and Road Initiative. The HKSAR Government will also co-operate with enterprises and chambers of commerce to translate policies into business opportunities.
For more information on the Belt and Road Initiative and Hong Kong’s participation, please visit the following websites –