The buzz | Carrie Lam tells Japanese minister to engage in HK’s public works projects
Chief Executive Carrie Lam met Japan’s Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport & Tourism Keiichi Ishii at Government House yesterday.
According to HK’s information bureau, Lam welcomed Ishii’s visit to the neighboring SAR and said that the city and Japan enjoy close ties.
She pointed out that 2019 is Hong Kong-Japan Tourism Year, and said she had participated in tourism promotion activities during her visit to Japan last year.
The Chief Executive expressed hope that more Japanese tourists will visit Hong Kong and other cities in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area.
Carrie Lam added Hong Kong “has always invested heavily in infrastructure to improve the livelihood of the general public and maintain its long-term competitiveness.”
She encouraged Japan’s construction companies to “actively participate” in Hong Kong’s public works projects.
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