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HONG KONG’SCOMPETITIVENESS Premier functional platformfor Belt and Road (B&R) Initiative Internationally aligned professional services:investment and financing, insurance,risk management, architectural and No.3World’smost competitive Canada-based Fraser Institute:Economic Freedom of the World2024 Annual Report No.2Mostpreferred seat UK-based Z/Yen and ChinaDevelopment Institute fromShenzhen in March 2025 5Global top100 universitiesQS World University Rankings 2026 PEOPLE-TO-PEOPLEEXCHANGES No.4World TalentRanking 2025, IMDfrom no.16 in 2023,ranking first in Asia 150annual quotaof B&RScholarship for students from B&Rregions every year ~1 400young people 114B&R countriesgranted visa-free access orvisa-on-arrival to HKSARpassport holders 99B&R countries Contents Hong Kong’sadvantages Hong Kong’stop-level The Belt andRoad Initiative 40 28 14 Promotinggreen Building amultidimensional B&R Promotingintegrity-based 44 32 18 Advancing scientificand technological Strengthening institutionalbuilding for international Supporting an openworld economy 36 22 Supportingpeople-to-people Carrying outpractical THE BELTAND ROADINITIATIVE The Belt and Road (B&R)Initiative is an importantnational development strategyannounced in 2013 which aimsto promote co-operation onall-round connectivity among B&R Policy co-ordination Infrastructure connectivity Unimpeded trade Financial integration People-to-people bonds The year 2024 marked the beginning of a newgolden decade for the joint pursuit of the Beltand Road Initiative. Under“one country, twosystems”, Hong Kong plays a pivotal role inconnecting the Mainland with the rest of theworld. As an active participant, contributorand beneficiary of the Belt and Road Initiative,Hong Kong is fully aligned with the eight major HONG KONG’S TOP-LEVELSUPERVISION WORK • In December 2017, the HKSAR Government signed the“Arrangementbetween the National Development and Reform Commission and The Arrangement focuses on six key areas of finance andinvestment, infrastructure and maritime services, economic andtrade facilitation, people-to-people bonds, taking forward theGuangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Developmentand enhancing collaboration in project interfacing and dispute The Chief Executive, Mr John Lee, chaired the third meeting ofthe Steering Group on Integration into National Development. • The Chief Executive established theSteering Group on Integration into NationalDevelopmentin 2022, under which theWorking Group on Belt and Road Development KeyAreas6 Enhancing collaboration inproject interfacing anddispute resolution services Hong Kong’s advantages closely align with theeight major stepsour country takes to support the Carrying outpractical HONG KONG’SADVANTAGES Building amultidimensionalB&R connectivity • Over the past two years, Hong Konghas expanded bilateral air servicesarrangements with a number ofaviation partners, including B&Rcountries such as the United ArabEmirates, Myanmar, Luxembourg,Qatar, the Philippines, Türkiye andEgypt. Airlines have beenencouraged to launch or increase Aviation • Hong Kong is in the heart of theAsia-Pacific region, and is within • Hong Kong InternationalAirport (HKIA) is named one ofthe world’s top airports and hasbeen theworld’s busiest cargo • The Three-Runway SystemofHKIA has an expectedcapacity to handle 120 millionpassengers and 10 million •The Hong Kong InternationalAviation Academyis the secondinstitution in the world to obtain dualcertification from Airports CouncilInternational and International CivilAviation Organization TRAINAIRPLUS Programme. The Academy has • As at the end of June 2025,we have signed 80 bilateral civilaviation agreements. Amongthese, 30 aviation partnershavefully opened their flight • Among the more than 150countries along the B&R, HongKong has signedAir ServicesAgreements or Air ServicesTransit Agreements withabout 50of them. Hong Kong enhance the existing tax concessionmeasures for maritime serviceenterprises, and attract commoditytrading enterprises to set upbusinesses in Hong Kong by offeringa half-rate profits tax concession, • Hong Kong is one of the world’sbusiest and most efficient ports,ranking 4thin the InternationalShipping Centre DevelopmentIndex. The HKSAR Government • Hong Konghas high-quality shippingregistration services, ranking4thgloballyin terms of gross tonnage. Railway • MTR Corporation established theMTR Academyto train talents inrailway management and operation.To support the B&R Initiative, theMTR Academy promotes the exportof Hong Kong’s professional railway • Hong Kong Maritime Week is amajor annual event of the maritimeand port industries in Hong Kong,bringing together maritime leadershome and abroad that reinforceHong Kong’s position as aninternational maritime centre. Supportingan open worldeconomy From 2013 to 2024, Hong Kong’sexternal trade with B&R countriesand regions 78%to~US$276.1billion (2024) * excluding trade with