Innovation, Technology and Industry Bureau : Major Speeches and Press Releases (2019-04-22)

Three Directors of Bureaux continue LegCo joint-Panel duty visit in Shanghai (with photos)

22 April 2019

The Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs, Mr Patrick Nip; the Secretary for Innovation and Technology, Mr Nicholas W Yang; and the Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury, Mr James Lau, continued the first leg of the Legislative Council (LegCo) joint-Panel duty visit to the Yangtze River Delta Region in Shanghai today (April 22), visiting the city's innovation and technology bases and financial institution as well as meeting with officials of the Shanghai Municipality.

The three Directors of Bureaux and LegCo members visited Zhangjiang Science City in Pudong New Area this morning to learn about the development of the integrated national science and technology centre and its various innovation and technology projects. The delegation also toured the National Center for Protein Science Shanghai, an important national-level scientific research facility in the Science City.

They then paid a visit to the Shanghai Stock Exchange to get updates on the development of the newly-launched Science and Technology Innovation Board and Chinese Depository Receipt.

The delegation met with Hong Kong people living, working and studying in Shanghai in the afternoon to get a better understanding of their life in the city. They also visited Chang Yang Valley, an innovation and start-up hub revitalised from a textile factory, and toured the West Bund Xuhui Waterfront, a cultural landmark project in Shanghai, to keep abreast of Shanghai's planning on cultural conservation.

In the evening, the delegation met with the Mayor of Shanghai, Mr Ying Yong, to exchange views on issues relating to co-operation between Hong Kong and Shanghai. They also took a boat trip along Huangpu River to get first-hand knowledge of the development along the riverbank and to enhance their understanding on Shanghai's tourism industry.

The delegation will depart for Hangzhou tomorrow (April 23) after completion of the Shanghai leg in the morning. While in Hangzhou, they will visit its latest developments on the innovation and technology, tourism and cultural fronts.

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The Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs, Mr Patrick Nip (third left); the Secretary for Innovation and Technology, Mr Nicholas W Yang (first left); the Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury, Mr James Lau (sixth right), and Legislative Council members today (April 22) visited the Zhangjiang Science City in the Pudong New Area, Shanghai, to learn more about its innovative and technology projects and directions for future development.
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The Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs, Mr Patrick Nip (front row, eighth right); the Secretary for Innovation and Technology, Mr Nicholas W Yang (front row, seventh right); the Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury, Mr James Lau (front row, eleventh left), and Legislative Council members line up for a group photo during their visit today (April 22) to the Zhangjiang Science City in the Pudong New Area of Shanghai.
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The Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs, Mr Patrick Nip (back row, third left); the Secretary for Innovation and Technology, Mr Nicholas W Yang (front row, second left); the Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury, Mr James Lau (front row, first right), and Legislative Council members today (April 22) toured the research and development facility of the National Center for Protein Science Shanghai located at the Zhangjiang Science City in the Pudong New Area of Shanghai.
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The Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs, Mr Patrick Nip (first left), the Secretary for Innovation and Technology, Mr Nicholas W Yang (third left), and Legislative Council members today (April 22) visited the Zhangjiang Science City in the Pudong New Area, Shanghai, to learn more about its innovative and technology projects.
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The Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs, Mr Patrick Nip (first left); the Secretary for Innovation and Technology, Mr Nicholas W Yang (second left); the Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury, Mr James Lau (third left), and Legislative Council members today (April 22) visited the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) and were briefed on the businesses of the SSE.
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The Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs, Mr Patrick Nip (first left); the Secretary for Innovation and Technology, Mr Nicholas W Yang (front row, second right); the Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury, Mr James Lau (front row, third right), and Legislative Council members today (April 22) visited the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) to learn more about the development of the financial industry of Shanghai. Picture shows SSE’s artificially intelligent robotic staff “Zhenzhen” (bottom right) interacting with the delegation.
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The Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs, Mr Patrick Nip (fourth left); the Secretary for Innovation and Technology, Mr Nicholas W Yang (second left); the Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury, Mr James Lau (fourth right), and Legislative Council members today (April 22) visited the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) to learn more about the development of financial industry of Shanghai. Photo shows Mr Nip and Mr Lau banging the gong at a mock market open ceremony.
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The Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury, Mr James Lau, signing at the Signature Wall of the Shanghai Stock Exchange during his visit with Legislative Council members there today (April 22).
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The Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs, Mr Patrick Nip (third right); the Secretary for Innovation and Technology, Mr Nicholas W Yang (third left); the Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury, Mr James Lau (fourth right), and Legislative Council members visited a tech company located at Shanghai’s innovation and start-up hub Chang Yang Valley, that specialised in developing mobile applications for English learning, during which they were briefed on the development opportunities after the company moved to Chang Yang Valley on April 22.
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The Secretary for Innovation and Technology, Mr Nicholas W Yang (second right); the Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury, Mr James Lau (second left); the Under Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development, Dr Bernard Chan (first left), and Legislative Council members boarded on a shuttle vehicle and toured Shanghai's landmark cultural project West Bund Xuhui Waterfront on April 22.
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The Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs, Mr Patrick Nip (left), and Legislative Council members today met with the Mayor of Shanghai, Mr Ying Yong (right), to exchange views on issues of mutual concern on April 22. Photo shows Mr Nip shaking hands with Mr Ying before the meeting.
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The Secretary for Innovation and Technology, Mr Nicholas W Yang (left), and Legislative Council members met with the Mayor of Shanghai, Mr Ying Yong (right), to exchange views on issues of mutual concern on April 22. Photo shows Mr Yang shaking hands with Mr Ying before the meeting.
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The Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury, Mr James Lau (left), and Legislative Council members met with the Mayor of Shanghai, Mr Ying Yong (right), to exchange views on issues of mutual concern on April 22. Photo shows Mr Lau shaking hands with Mr Ying before the meeting.
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The Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs, Mr Patrick Nip (front row, seventh right); the Secretary for Innovation and Technology, Mr Nicholas W Yang (front row, fifth left); the Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury, Mr James Lau (front row, fifth right), and the Legislative Council members at a group photo with the Mayor of Shanghai, Mr Ying Yong (front row, centre) on April 22 after their meeting.
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