HK, Macao play key roles, Li says

Premier tells SARs' leaders Beijing fully endorses their work

Hong Kong's role and needs will continue to be "fully considered" when the central government fashions strategies and makes plans, Premier Li Keqiang told Leung Chun-ying, chief executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, on Wednesday in Beijing.

The central authorities support Hong Kong in playing a unique role in national economic development and opening-up, Li told Leung, adding that translating such support into solid results will benefit Hong Kong's people.