As agreed by the organizers of Beijing and Hong Kong, the 24th Beijing Hong Kong Economic Cooperation Symposium (hereinafter referred to as the Beijing Hong Kong Symposium) is scheduled to be held online at the National Convention Center and the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre from December 6 to 7, 2021.

The Beijing Hong Kong Symposium has been successfully held for 23 sessions since 1997. The two sides have continuously deepened cooperation in finance, professional services, science and technology, urban management and public services, Belt and Road Initiative construction, and other fields. Taking the Beijing Hong Kong Symposium as a platform, the economic cooperation between the two places has achieved remarkable results in recent years. From January to September this year, Hong Kong established 576 enterprises in Beijing, with foreign investment in the actual use of USD 10.63 billion, a year-on-year increase of 27.4%, accounting for 79.1% of the actual investment in Beijing. The investments are mainly put into scientific research and technology services, information transmission, software and information technology services, and leasing and business services. As of September this year, Hong Kong has set up 17,782 enterprises in Beijing, with an accumulated foreign capital utilized of USD 114.42 billion, accounting for 58.1% of the actual investment in Beijing. The investments are mainly put into information transmission, software and information technology services, scientific research and technology services, and leasing and business services.

The year 2021 marks the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and the first year for the "14th Five-Year Plan". In the context of comprehensively promoting epidemic prevention and control, economic and social development, and continuously promoting the high-quality development of the capital, it is of special significance to make every effort to run this year's Beijing Hong Kong Symposium. This is conducive to demonstrating Beijing's confidence and determination to promote high-level opening to the outside world, to showing the confidence and determination to deepen cooperation between Beijing and Hong Kong, and to boosting the confidence and determination of the two places to work together to create a better future. This year's Beijing Hong Kong Symposium will give full play to the advantages of Beijing and Hong Kong, seize the major opportunity of the construction of Beijing's "Two Zones", serve the overall situation of China's opening to the outside world, serve the high-quality development needs of Beijing and Hong Kong, and deepen high-quality cooperation in the modern service industry, scientific and technological innovation, cultural creativity, urban management, public services, and "Belt and Road Initiative" construction, and promote high-level mutual benefit and win-win results between Beijing and Hong Kong.

With the theme of "integrating into the new pattern and starting the new journey", this Beijing Hong Kong Symposium arranges 12 activities. There is one important event, the Opening Ceremony and Beijing Hong Kong Cooperation Promotion Conference, which consists of four links, such as the Opening Ceremony, Launching Ceremony of Major Cooperation Projects between Beijing and Hong Kong, Beijing Hong Kong Cooperation Promotion Conference, and Signing Ceremony of Key Projects of Beijing-Hong Kong Two-way Investment. There are 10 thematic activities, divided into four sectors specifically. Among them, the Open Cooperation sector includes 3 thematic activities, such as "taking the construction of an international consumer center as an opportunity to promote Beijing-Hong Kong cooperation to take a new step", "Beijing and Hong Kong promoting Belt and Road Initiative construction", and "Beijing-Hong Kong financial cooperation"; the Scientific and Technological Culture Innovation Cooperation sector includes 3 thematic activities, such as "science and technology special event and the final of the 4th Beijing-Hong Kong Youth Innovation and Entrepreneurship Cup", "2021 digital economy enabling industrial development", and "Beijing-Hong Kong intellectual property cooperation"; the Key Area Promotion sector includes one thematic activity of "online promotion meeting of 'Invest in Chaoyang' between Beijing and Hong Kong"; the Urban Management and Public Service Cooperation sector includes 3 thematic activities, such as "cooperation between Beijing and Hong Kong in health", "cooperation between Beijing and Hong Kong on food and drug safety", and "Beijing-Hong Kong urban operation management". There is one exhibition and investment consultation negotiation activity, which is held offline and led by Beijing Investment Promotion Service Center. During the Opening Ceremony and Beijing Hong Kong Cooperation Promotion Conference, the space of the conference site is in full use. Exhibition boards were set up around the venue to publicize and display the achievements and investment opportunities of Beijing districts and economic development zones in the construction of the "Two Zones", as well as the cooperation achievements, development opportunities, and key projects between Beijing and Hong Kong in key fields; Consultation desks are set up by districts and economic development zones of Beijing to carry out investment policy consultation and project docking negotiation on site.

At present, the preparatory work is progressing in an orderly manner. This year's Beijing Hong Kong Symposium will certainly be a grand event to deepen cooperation between the two places.