CHINA DAILY | HONG KONG EDITION Tuesday, April 16, 2019 | 3 TOP NEWS James Soong begins Slower rise visit to the Bay Area in Chinese By SHADOW LI in Hong Kong export market; Taiwan was Hong studying
[email protected] Kong’s thirdlargest trading part ner, according to the Hong Kong Taiwan’s People First Party Economic, Trade and Culture Chairman James Soong Chuyu on Office in Taipei. overseas Monday began his visit to the Calling his trip “a study tour”, GuangdongHong KongMacao Soong said his top priority is learn By ZOU SHUO Greater Bay Area — after first ing more about things which can
[email protected] landing in Hong Kong. benefit Taiwan’s economy. Song is Soong met with Chief Executive also anxious to explore new oppor The number of Chinese studying of the Hong Kong Special Adminis tunities while outlining a vision for abroad grew at a slower rate in 2018 trative Region Carrie Lam Cheng young Taiwan residents. compared with 2017, as more stu Yuetngor on Monday. He said Taiwan would inevitably dents have come to realize that over Wang Zhimin, director of the Liai be influenced by the rapid develop seas study does not necessarily son Office of the Central People’s ment of Bay Area. guarantee a wellpaid job on foreign Government in the Hong Kong The Bay Area, with its enormous shores, or back home, education SAR, also met Soong on Monday. population and huge market, has experts said. He told Soong the Bay Area is a surpassed established bay areas in In 2018, 662,100 Chinese went huge market for Taiwan products, Tokyo, New York and San Francisco abroad to study, up 8.83 percent from and it also offers a broad stage for in terms of population and eco a year earlier, while the growth rate Taiwan industries and talents to nomic growth.