State Councilor Meets HK General Chamber of Commerce Delegation

State Councilor Wang Zhongyu met Tuesday with a delegation of the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce led by its chairman C C Tung.

In his talks with the Hong Kong visitors, the state councilor spoke highly of the role played by the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce in the economic development of the region and in trade and economic exchanges between Hong Kong and inland areas.

Hong Kong businessmen and entrepreneurs are welcome to take part in economic development of the inland and in the efforts to develop the backward western part of China, the official said. Wang also talked about the issue of China's efforts to enter into the World Trade Organization.

The 21-member Hong Kong delegation arrived in Beijing on June 11, at the invitation of the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade.



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