Hong Kong CE Leung in India

Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administration, Hon’ble CY Leung is currently on a special visit to India. He visited Mumbai on February 2 and 3 at the invitation of the Chief Minister of Maharashtra. This is the first official visit of a Chief Executive of Hong Kong to India. He is accompanied by a high level multi-sectoral business delegation of 40 leading companies, the largest ever from Hong Kong in recent times. The interactions in Mumbai and Delhi were facilitated by FICCI, CII and Hong Kong Trade Development Council. In Mumbai, the Chief Executive also visited the Bharat Diamond Bourse, Mumbai Stock Exchange and The Capitol which is a joint infrastructure project between India and HKSAR companies in Mumbai.

Trade between Hong Kong and India reached $ 24.4 billion in 2014. The visit has provided Hong Kong companies an opportunity to actively explore partnerships in sectors such infrastructure, transport, financial services, logistics, gems and jewelry, research and innovation under initiatives such as Make in India, Startup India and Smart Cities.

Hong Kong would be setting up a round table for business leaders from both sides.