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HK legislators start historic mainland visit
By Tonny Chan (China Daily)
Updated: 2005-09-26 05:29
Tsang, who is also chief of the delegation, described the visit as
"historic," as this was the first time that all LegCo members had come to the
delta region together with the chief executive.
Hong Kong legislators
greet onlookers
as the delegation visits the Shenzhou metro system in
South China's Guangdong Province on September 25,
2005. [newsphoto]
| "The move is representative of the importance that we have attached to
Guangdong, in particular the Pearl River Delta," Tsang said.
He believed that the visit would pave the way to better communications
between the legislators and the central government in the future and facilitate
the solving of more complicated issues involving both sides.
"With communication we can build trust. With trust, we can be more tolerant
when we discuss issues of mutual concern," he said.
"I sincerely hope that this trip would be the first step in a journey of a
thousand miles," the chief executive added.
The delegation, with LegCo President Rita Fan as the deputy head, crossed the
border at Huanggang in the morning for a ride on the Shenzhen subway. They also
visited key high-tech clusters in Shenzhen and Dongguan.
Fan said she had been longing to hear mainland officials introduce the
development plan for the Pan-Pearl River Delta region and Guangdong in
particular.
According to official trade figures, Hong Kong has been Guangdong's largest
source of foreign investment.
Between 1979 and the end of 2004, 82,066 direct investments from Hong Kong
were approved, bringing contracted investments worth US$156 billion to the
province.
The delegation will return to Hong Kong late this
afternoon.
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