This undated photo shows a view of the Victoria Harbour in Hong Kong. (PHOTO / IC)

The city’s biggest political party on Monday said it plans to propose boosting Hong Kong’s finance center status, promoting patriotic education, and addressing the city’s urban waste issues by collaborating with cities of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA) during the upcoming national sessions.

The proposals are among some 30 motions currently being mulled by the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong.

Kennedy Wong Ying-ho, who is also a Hong Kong NPC deputy, proposed bolstering the city’s global financial center status by making it the first destination for mainland enterprises opting for IPO outside the mainland, and fast-tracking the listing of A-share mainland companies in Hong Kong

This year, two sessions — the annual meetings of the nation’s top legislature, the National People’s Congress (NPC), and the nation’s top political advisory body, the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference — will open in Beijing on March 5 and 4 respectively.

In a press briefing on Monday, Rock Chen Chung-nin, a Hong Kong deputy to the NPC, proposed launching an IPO stock connect, allowing both Hong Kong and Chinese mainland investors to subscribe newly issued stocks.

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Kennedy Wong Ying-ho, who is also a Hong Kong NPC deputy, proposed bolstering the city’s global financial center status by making it the first destination for mainland enterprises opting for IPO outside the mainland, and fast-tracking the listing of A-share mainland companies in Hong Kong.

Convener of Hong Kong deputies to the NPC Brave Chan Yung and Hong Kong deputy to the NPC Standing Committee Starry Lee Wai-king addressed the green industry in a bid to cope with the city’s long-term urban waste issue.

Lee, citing previous visits to the GBA, said cities like Jiangmen, Guangdong province, which has been helping Hong Kong take care of construction debris, are also capable of lending a hand to deal with Hong Kong’s municipal solid waste.

According to Chan, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government should increase investment in solid waste disposal, taking its cue from the mainland’s advanced eco-friendly technology which transforms waste into energy for the electricity network.

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As a tribute to the 75th founding anniversary of the People’s Republic of China, Chan also tabled a slew of motions to boost the city’s patriotic education. He proposed to include visits to the People's Liberation Army Hong Kong Garrison in the curriculum of the city’s primary and secondary schools. He also suggested allowing Hong Kong civil servants to participate in the training and internship programs of mainland civil servants to allow them to gain a better understanding of the nation’s governance and system.