On October 12, Chan Mo-po, the Financial Secretary of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, led a delegation to visit Nanjing University. Xu Feng, Member of the Standing Committee of the Nanjing Municipal Committee and Deputy Mayor of Nanjing; and Lu Xiancai, Member of the Standing Committee of the CPC NJU Committee and Vice President of NJU, attended the meeting. Both sides engaged in in-depth discussions on enhancing cooperation between Jiangsu and Hong Kong.
Chan Mo-po expressed his gratitude to NJU for the warm reception. He stated that NJU has long maintained regular and institutionalized strategic cooperation with the Hong Kong SAR Government and various sectors, achieving multiple agreements in areas such as talent cultivation, co-construction of innovative platforms, and transformation of scientific achievements. Hong Kong, as an international financial center, possesses unique advantages for overseas companies to expand, including funding, taxation system, public security, globalization, credibility, and talent. He extended a sincere invitation to outstanding enterprises to utilize Hong Kong as a platform to explore international markets.
Lu Xiancai welcomed Chan Mo-po and his delegation on behalf of NJU. He remarked that the ongoing efforts of NJU and Hong Kong to advance high-quality, comprehensive collaborations are timely and promising. He looks forward to achieving new cooperative results through this visit and fostering closer Jiangsu-Hong Kong scientific and educational innovation networks. This would contribute to Hong Kong's establishment as an international innovation and technology center, Jiangsu's high-quality development, and serve the overall goals of China's 15th Five-Year Plan.
The meeting was chaired by Gao Fang, Assistant President of NJU and Director of the Office of Humanities and Social Sciences. During the meeting, participants engaged in pragmatic discussions on topics such as innovation collaboration, industrial linkage, and enterprises going global. They reached extensive agreements on strengthening industry-academia-research cooperation and advancing the globalization of Chinese enterprises.
In the afternoon, Chan Mo-po delivered a special lecture titled "New Momentum of Hong Kong's Economy" to the faculty and students of NJU. He provided an in-depth explanation of the new trends, layouts, and opportunities for youth in Hong Kong’s economy. He also interacted with students, encouraging them to grasp the opportunities presented by Hong Kong's construction and the development of the Greater Bay Area during the 15th Five-Year Plan period. He urged the young students of NJU to integrate their personal ambitions into the nation's development goals, delve deeply into their studies, broaden their horizons, and bring more Chinese knowledge and scientific achievements to the international stage.
During the visit, the delegation also toured the university history museum and Brain-Machine Interface Research Institute at NJU's Xianlin Campus to learn about the university's rich traditions and the progress of its major scientific platform development.
