On October 17, 2018, the press conference of the 22nd Beijing·Hong Kong Economic Cooperation Seminar (hereinafter referred to as “Beijing·Hong Kong Seminar”) was held in Beijing. Han Geng, deputy secretary-general of the Beijing Municipal Government, gave a comprehensive introduction to the overall preparations for the Beijing•Hong Kong Seminar. Wu Ziheng, the general representative of the Hong Kong Trade Development Council, introduced the preparatory status of Hong Kong. Beijing organizers, co-organizers, leaders of special events and more than 30 media reporters from the Central Committee, Beijing and Hong Kong attended the press conference. Zhou Xu, director of the Municipal Investment Promotion Bureau, Shen Jinsheng, deputy director of the Municipal Commercial Committee, and Zhang Tong, deputy inspector of the Municipal Investment Promotion Bureau, answered questions from on-site reporters on the characteristics of this year's Beijing•Hong Kong Seminar, the comprehensive pilot of Beijing's service industry expansion and opening up bringing development opportunities for Hong Kong enterprises, and the promotion of investment in Beijing and Hong Kong, and other hot issues respectively.  

The Beijing•Hong Kong Seminar will be held in Beijing on October 24th and 25th. With the theme of “jointly develop ‘the Belt and the Road’, composing a new chapter in Beijing•Hong Kong Cooperation”, the seminar shall include 15 events such as the opening ceremony, the signing ceremony of Beijing•Hong Kong two-way investment in key projects, the Beijing•Hong Kong Jointly Develop “The Belt and Road Initiative” special event, the Beijing•Hong Kong financial cooperation special event, Beijing•Hong Kong food and drug safety and health care cooperation special event and exhibition and investment consulting activities.