The Chief Executive, Mr Edmund Ho Hau Wah, left today for Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan Province, to participate in the second Pan-Pearl River Delta (PPRD) Regional Co-operation & Development Forum. Mr Ho told the press before his departure that the aim of the forum was to deepen and broaden the co-operative items between the nine provinces and the two regions in the PPRD region, based on the co-operative framework stipulated in the first session last year. The Chief Executive is leading a high-ranking officials delegation to the forum, and it is anticipated that a number of co-operative arrangements between the governmental departments would be achieved. Meanwhile, he said he also wished local entrepreneurs to grab valuable business opportunities in opening up markets in the PPRD area. Some 200 entrepreneurs are also attending the form, as a business delegation headed by the Secretary for Economy and Finance, Mr Tam Pak Yuen. When asked if there would be discussion on co-operation with the Hong Kong SAR Government, Mr Ho said the visit would mainly focus on co-operation with the PPRD. Moreover, an effective mechanism existed between Macao and Hong Kong, which enabled more exchanges of opinion opportunities in the future based on the past foundation, he said. The first PPRD Regional Co-operation & Development Forum was held in Hong Kong, Macao and Guangdong from June 1-3 last year.
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