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requirement for cross-boundary freight vehicles to enhance the efficiency of the cross-boundary cargo flow, implementing progressively the Pearl River Delta (PRD) Regional Air Quality Management Plan and releasing the PRD Regional Air Quality Index daily, and strengthening cooperation in areas including infrastructure, supporting enterprise development, tourism, innovation and technology, education and culture.
The two sides also agreed to set up a new expert group on cooperation in informatisation, bringing the number of expert groups to 18.
In addition, the Hong Kong Guangdong Strategic Development Research Group continues to conduct research into subjects which have a significant bearing on Hong Kong/Guangdong cooperation while the Greater Pearl River Delta Business Council provides a forum for Hong Kong and Guangdong enterprise, trade and business. associations to discuss ideas to enhance economic cooperation between the two places. The Chief Secretary for Administration and the Mayor of Shenzhen also co- chaired a cooperation meeting on September 5. The meeting reviewed the progress of work since the signing of a memorandum on enhancing cooperation between Shenzhen and Hong Kong and eight other cooperation agreements in June 2004. It also provided a forum for the exchange of views on cooperation in a number of areas, including control points, infrastructure, town planning, the implementation of the Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement (CEPA), science and technology, environmental protection, food safety and education.
Hong Kong takes a proactive part in promoting Pan-Pearl River Delta (PPRD) regional cooperation. Since the conclusion of the PPRD Regional Cooperation Framework Agreement in June 2004, progress has been achieved in various cooperation areas. Agreements on environmental protection, agriculture, intellectual property, education and
and anti-smuggling were concluded with other PPRD provinces/regions in 2005. A bilateral agreement on sports was also signed with Yunnan in May 2005.
The Government also organised study visits with PPRD partners to enhance mutual understanding. It conducted 10 outbound visits during the year and organised an inbound visit by representatives of PPRD provinces/regions. On September 28-30, 2005, the Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury led a 70-strong delegation to Fujian Province to enhance understanding on investment opportunities in Fujian among Hong Kong investors, especially venture capitalists, investment bankers and entrepreneurs. The delegation also introduced Fujian to the advantages of raising funds in Hong Kong as an international finance centre.
The Hong Kong/Shanghai Economic and Trade Cooperation Conference was established in October 2003 by the HKSAR Government and the Shanghai Municipal Government to foster closer economic and trade ties, particularly to build on opportunities prompted by CEPA. The two sides agreed to strengthen cooperation in eight areas - airport management; ports and logistics; the Shanghai Expo 2010; tourism, convention and exhibition industry; investment and trade; professional
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