Qiu Yinghua: Encourage small and medium-sized enterprises to seize the development opportunities of e-commerce, enhance the international competitiveness of Hong Kong brands.

On June 25th, the Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development of Hong Kong, Edward Yau, delivered a speech at the opening ceremony of the "E-commerce New Horizon Expo 2026 - Brand Expansion Market Without Borders." He stated that the 15th Five-Year Plan of the country emphasizes high-quality development and the acceleration of fostering new quality productivity to promote the deep integration of digital economy and real economy. The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government is actively formulating Hong Kong's first five-year plan and actively aligning with the national development strategy. In this context, the development of electronic commerce, the promotion of enterprise digital transformation, and the assistance to enterprises in exploring new markets are of great significance in enhancing Hong Kong's competitiveness. The government has always attached importance to the development potential of e-commerce, actively promoting local enterprises to seize the opportunities brought by the digital economy, and using e-commerce business to explore more diversified markets to enhance Hong Kong's competitiveness in foreign trade and inject new energy into economic development. Edward Yau continued to say that Hong Kong has always played an important role as a bridge connecting mainland China and the world as an international trade center and commercial hub. The HKSAR government established a special task force for mainland enterprises to go global through Hong Kong, creating a one-stop service platform to support mainland enterprises. At the same time, the government also established the "Trade and Economic One-stop Platform" to strengthen the cooperation among overseas economic and trade offices, the Invest Hong Kong, and the Hong Kong Trade Development Council, actively organizing local enterprises to conduct overseas business visits and assisting Hong Kong businesses in finding business opportunities. He encouraged small and medium-sized enterprise friends to actively seize the opportunities of e-commerce development, make use of Hong Kong's advantages as an international trade hub, expand overseas markets through e-commerce, and enhance the international competitiveness of Hong Kong brands and products. End of Translation.