A Hong Kong delegation making an official visit to Qatar has signed 35 memorandums of understanding (MOUs) and agreements to deepen cooperation between the two places, ranging from investment to innovation and technology, with city residents also given 30-day visa-free access to the Gulf nation.
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Wrapping up his two-day visit to the country in Doha, Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu said the number of deals was “quite a record” and further demonstrated the city’s role as a “superconnector” and “super value-adder”.
“What a visit led by the chief executive will achieve and can achieve is opening the doors,” Lee said after attending a business lunch hosted by the Trade Development Council.
“In terms of policies, we will further relax immigration arrangements and provide convenience for the exchange of people and business partners.”
Lee is leading more than 50 business elites from the city and mainland China to Qatar and Kuwait, with the latter joining for the first time, aiming to foster business and people-to-people ties.
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The 35 MOUs and agreements spanned trade and investment promotion, finance, transport and logistics, and innovation and technology, among other areas.