SINCE ITS RETURN, UNDER THE FRAMEWORK OF "ONE COUNTRY, TWO SYSTEMS", HONG KONG HAS BECOME A TWO-WAY GATEWAY FOR ENTERING AND EXITING THE MAINLAND MARKET, ACHIEVING A GOOD SITUATION OF WORKING HAND IN HAND AND DEVELOPING TOGETHER WITH THE MAINLAND. IN RECENT YEARS, HONG KONG HAS FURTHER PLAYED THE ROLE OF A "TWO-WAY PLATFORM" AND ITS POSITION AS AN INTERNATIONAL TRADE CENTER HAS BEEN CONTINUOUSLY CONSOLIDATED AND ENHANCED. LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT TODAY'S SERIES REPORT 'HONG KONG: NEW OPPORTUNITIES, NEW DEVELOPMENTS'.ON JUNE 10TH LAST YEAR, THE "GOGBA ONE-STOP PLATFORM" LAUNCHED BY THE HONG KONG TRADE DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL IN CONJUNCTION WITH RELEVANT DEPARTMENTS IN GUANGDONG PROVINCE WAS LAUNCHED SIMULTANEOUSLY IN SHENZHEN AND HONG KONG. THROUGH THIS PLATFORM, CHINESE AND FOREIGN ENTERPRISES CAN EASILY ACCESS VARIOUS ECONOMIC AND TRADE INFORMATION RELATED TO THE GUANGDONG HONG KONG MACAO GREATER BAY AREA, INCLUDING POLICIES, MARKET TRENDS, PUBLIC SERVICES, AND MORE.LIU HUIPING, VICE PRESIDENT OF THE HONG KONG TRADE DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL: OUR PLATFORM HAS ASSISTED MANY BUSINESSES IN SEIZING BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES IN THE GREATER BAY AREA, INCLUDING FOREIGN BUSINESSES, ESPECIALLY THOSE FROM OTHER REGIONS WHO ARE MORE UNFAMILIAR WITH THE AREA AND REQUIRE MORE INFORMATION THAT CAN BE OBTAINED THROUGH THE "GOGBA" ONLINE AND OFFLINE PLATFORMS.IN RECENT YEARS, WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE DEEPENING OF REFORMS IN MAINLAND CHINA AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE GUANGDONG HONG KONG MACAO GREATER BAY AREA, HONG KONG HAS USHERED IN MORE DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES. LIU HUIPING BELIEVES THAT HONG KONG'S ADVANTAGE AS A TRADING CENTER LIES IN ITS RELIANCE ON THE DOMESTIC MARKET AND CONNECTION WITH THE INTERNATIONAL MARKET.LIU HUIPING, VICE PRESIDENT OF THE HONG KONG TRADE DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL: BECAUSE HONG KONG IS A "BRIDGE", WE ARE FAMILIAR WITH BOTH THE DOMESTIC AND OVERSEAS MARKETS, WHICH CAN PLAY A BRIDGING ROLE. THIS IS ALSO A MAJOR ADVANTAGE FOR US IN COMMODITY AND SERVICE TRADE, AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO ENCOURAGE HONG KONG ENTERPRISES TO STRIVE FOR IT IN THE FUTURE. HONG KONG DEPUTY DIRECTOR GENERAL OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY, HO SIU HONG: WE WELCOME THE MENTION IN THE 14TH FIVE YEAR PLAN THAT HONG KONG CAN CONTINUE TO PLAY A ROLE AS A TRADE HUB. THROUGH THE CEPA BETWEEN HONG KONG AND THE MAINLAND, AS WELL AS THE DEVELOPMENT IN THE GUANGDONG HONG KONG MACAO GREATER BAY AREA, HONG KONG CAN COOPERATE WITH THE DUAL CIRCULATION OF THE MAINLAND.SINCE 2019, HONG KONG CUSTOMS HAS ACTIVELY DEVELOPED TOWARDS A "SMART CITY" DIRECTION, BUILDING A "SMART CUSTOMS BLUEPRINT" WITH FOUR PILLAR CONCEPTS OF "SMART BORDER MANAGEMENT", "SMART INVESTIGATION AND CASE MANAGEMENT", "SMART CONVENIENCE FOR BUSINESS AND TRADE", AND "SMART BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT" TO ASSIST HONG KONG TRADE.CCTV REPORTER YU TINGTING: WE KNOW THAT HONG KONG CUSTOMS HAS LAUNCHED THE "SMART CUSTOMS BLUEPRINT" IN RECENT YEARS, WHICH INCLUDES MEASURES THAT FOCUS ON FACILITATING COMMERCE AND TRADE. CAN YOU INTRODUCE US TO THIS SITUATION?ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS AND EXCISE OF HONG KONG, TAN YIQIANG: THE HONG KONG CUSTOMS HAS INTRODUCED A NUMBER OF MEASURES TO FACILITATE COMMERCE AND TRADE, SUCH AS THE "HONG KONG RECOGNIZED ECONOMIC OPERATOR SCHEME" AND THE "CROSS BORDER ONE LOCK SCHEME", IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE "TRADE SINGLE WINDOW" BY THE SAR GOVERNMENT, TO ASSIST IN PROMOTING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.AGAINST THE BACKDROP OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE GUANGDONG HONG KONG MACAO GREATER BAY AREA, HONG KONG CUSTOMS HOPES TO STRENGTHEN CONTINUOUS COOPERATION WITH MAINLAND CUSTOMS TO ASSIST IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF TRADE BETWEEN THE GREATER BAY AREA AND THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY.TAN YIQIANG, ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF THE HONG KONG CUSTOMS: WE ARE ACTIVELY CONSOLIDATING AND STRENGTHENING CONNECTIVITY, MUTUAL ASSISTANCE AND MUTUAL TRUST WITH THE MAINLAND CUSTOMS, PROMOTING MUTUAL RAPID CUSTOMS CLEARANCE IN THE GREATER BAY AREA, AND DOCKING WITH THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE "THE BELT AND ROAD". WE HOPE THAT THIS CAN HELP HONG KONG ENTERPRISES INTEGRATE INTO THE NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.IN JANUARY OF THIS YEAR, THE SAR GOVERNMENT OFFICIALLY SUBMITTED HONG KONG'S APPLICATION TO JOIN THE REGIONAL COMPREHENSIVE ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP (RCEP) AGREEMENT. AFTER JOINING, IT WILL NOT ONLY BENEFIT THE OVERALL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF HONG KONG, BUT ALSO BRING BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES FOR SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISES, FURTHER ENHANCING HONG KONG'S HUB POSITION IN TRANSIT TRADE.HONG KONG DEPUTY DIRECTOR GENERAL OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY, HO SIU HONG: HONG KONG HAS ALREADY ESTABLISHED FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS WITH 13 OUT OF THE 15 MEMBERS OF RCEP. WE FEEL THAT THERE IS GREAT POTENTIAL TO NEGOTIATE WITH RCEP AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. HONG KONG CAN JOIN THE ***** FREE TRADE AGREEMENT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AND STRENGTHEN ITS ROLE AS A HUB CONNECTING THE MAINLAND AND OVERSEAS.CCTV REPORTER YU TINGTING: ALTHOUGH THE GLOBAL EXTERNAL ENVIRONMENT IS STILL FACING MANY CHALLENGES UNDER THE EPIDEMIC, THE DEVELOPMENT POTENTIAL OF ASIA IS STILL ABUNDANT. AS AN INTERNATIONAL HUB FOR TWO-WAY INVESTMENT AND COMMERCE IN THE REGION, HONG KONG BELIEVES THAT INVESTORS WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE CONFIDENCE IN ITS BUSINESS ADVANTAGES, AND HONG KONG IS STILL FULL OF OPPORTUNITIES.