By Lu Xuejiao
On November 28, a group of special guests visited the North Bund, Hongkou. Nearly 40 industry leaders from all walks of life in Hong Kong came to Hongkou to feel its rhythm. At the symposium themed "Close to the North Bund • Jointly Building A New Benchmark - Hong Kong Entrepreneurs Visiting Hongkou", they talked about their experiences and development in Hongkou and Hong Kong.
Zhou Yajun, Deputy Director of the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the Shanghai Municipal Government, Wu Qiang, Standing Member and Publicity Director of the CPC Hongkou District Committee, Lu Jian, Chief Representative of the Hong Kong Trade and Development Council in East and Central China, and Huang Youquan, President of the Hong Kong Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai, attended the symposium. Chen Shuai, Deputy Governor of Hongkou District, presided over the symposium.
Zheng Bingze, CEO of Chongbang Group Co., Ltd., who has been in Shanghai for nearly 30 years, was confident in the development prospects of Hongkou. At the symposium, he shared the latest project Jinchao 8 Lanes developed by the group in Hongkou. "History and culture are valuable entrepreneurial resources in Hongkou", Zheng Bingze said. Relying on the unique advantages and resources of history and culture in Hongkou, Jinchao 8 Lanes integrates history, culture and art, and demonstrates a new trend of unique Shanghai-style life.
Shanghai Branch of Dah Sing Bank settled in Sinar Mas Plaza at the North Bund in 2018, which was the only foreign bank’s branch at the North Bund area at that time. "We may be the longest tenant of Sinar Mas Plaza", Huang Haiyu, president of Shanghai Branch of Dah Sing Bank, said with a smile. The convenient transportation and excellent vision made Dah Sing Bank fall in love at the first sight with Hongkou, and decided to set up a branch here immediately.
The long-term and stable cooperation between Shanghai and Hong Kong is an important prerequisite for promoting the win-win development between the two cities. The activity further deepened the cooperation between Shanghai and Hong Kong and supported Hong Kong’s enterprises to better integrate into Shanghai's development. It broadly gathered the resources of all parties and also focused on the strategic goal of the North Bund of Shanghai and the Golden Triangle of Huangpu River to help the North Bund further develop, accelerate and improve. "The development goals of Hongkou are highly consistent with the advantages and characteristics of Hong Kong enterprises. The activity is a good opportunity for both sides to establish contacts and promote cooperation, which can enable more Hong Kong enterprises to visit, understand and take root in Hongkou", Zhou Yajun said at the symposium.
In recent years, Hongkou has been actively expanding the breadth and depth of economic and trade cooperation between the two sides. With the new round of development and construction of the North Bund, the interaction between the two sides has become more active, the areas of cooperation have constantly been expanded, and the connotation of cooperation have been deepened, which make positive and beneficial exploration for mutual integration, joint construction and sharing between the two sides.
Wu Qiang invited more Hong Kong’s entrepreneurs to visit Hongkou.
Before the symposium, the entrepreneurs experienced the display halls of Dewu (Hangzhou) E-commerce Co., Ltd. and Shanghai Huamao Center and had in-depth interaction with representatives of the two enterprises.