Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor (center) holds a virtual engagement session with Hong Kong members of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference via video conferencing Feb 9, 2021. (PHOTO/HKSAR GOVERNMENT)

HONG KONG - Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor on Tuesday held an engagement session with 90 Hong Kong members of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) via video conferencing to exchange views on such topics as the developments of Hong Kong and the mainland.

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The 90 members will attend the meetings of the National People's Congress (NPC) and the CPPCC to be held in Beijing, China's capital, next month

The 90 members will attend the meetings of the National People's Congress (NPC) and the CPPCC to be held in Beijing, China's capital, next month.

At the meeting, Lam listened to the members' views on various areas, including their concerns about vaccination, and expectations for early resumption of travel between people in Hong Kong and the mainland and local economic activities. Lam stressed that the HKSAR government will spare no effort in fighting the pandemic and taking forward the vaccination program.

Noting that how Hong Kong is integrated into the overall development of the country is a crucial issue, with the country's 14th Five-Year Plan, the development of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area and the Belt and Road Initiative to bring enormous opportunities to Hong Kong, Lam said that it is of paramount importance to Hong Kong's future, particularly with regard to youth development.

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She hoped that Hong Kong members of the CPPCC will work together with the HKSAR government to strive for the support of the central authorities as well as the cooperation of the Guangdong provincial government and the Shenzhen municipal government to explore more room for Hong Kong's development.