Festival, you are suggesting that what this this meeting over the weekend,
because we're talking about the National People's Congress that really gave or is
going to give Hong Kong a shot in the arm.
What type of shot will it be? That's the question.
Well, that shocked. Actually, it's an ad on our back
and also given our giving policy support to Hong Kong,
China has always given Hong Kong major support in every single way, in every
livelihood, economic, natural resources, etc, etc.
over decades. And I feel that that resolve has never
change and they are continuing to augment it and to enhance that support
they have given to us. So tell us, Henry.
I mean, how important was that wave that Xi Jinping gave to John Lee?
And, you know, what are these two sessions sharing you?
Are they suggesting that Beijing has a renewed interest in Hong Kong or is it
pretty much the same? Well, first of all, John Lee is not in
National People's Congress member, nor is he a CPC member.
Is there as a as a as a as an invited guest?
Now, Xi Jinping, of course, there's a lot of emphasis on Hong Kong.
If I read, I read, the whole work would fall off that Crimea.
And also many of the state leaders talk about the future of China and how they
see China develop in the next 10, 50 years.
It's very important that in the post-Cold IT recovery period, they have
faced a lot of emphasis on nurturing, helping and supporting the private
sector's development in the mainland as a growth engine for the future of China.
Now, this growth engine, of course, is both in terms of normal economy as well
as technology and financial industries. So I do see that Hong Kong will continue
to play that very important role that we have today.
In the past 40 plus years of trying to
parry, what would you like Hong Kong development?
I think that you really want to perhaps see the arts and culture side of things
develop and you're proposing a big summit.
Tell us a little bit about that and why you are favoring that particular side of
development and into my three's suggestions to the
CPC. I have written about the technology,
collaboration, cooperation. I've written about how to further
enhance our financial services. But I also suggest that hosting
an arts and culture summit in Hong Kong sometime in the fall of IBEX year.
The reason I suggest that is because the how has developed into such a stage
where arts and culture is not just is not just something for the elite.
I believe it is something for the everyday man and indeed a cleaning
worker in our government. Refuse collection fight has decorated
his walls with many paintings that he has collected, and that has become quite
a popular spot for Hong Kong people to go and take a picture.
So you can see that is actually very democratic.
And I see that in the in the November financial summit, we hosted that last
year. It has been a roaring success.
It says Hong Kong is back. So I feel that in order for us to
augment and to really assert our position, to tell the world that it's
our commitment, governments commitment and the Hong Kong people's support for
the development of arts and culture.