Mainland affairs
2026 is the opening year of the country’s 15th Five-Year Plan. Mainland Affairs continues to follow national development, lead Hong Kong young people to take part in and serve that wider effort, act as a super-connector, and tell China’s story well to the world.
To help young people understand national policy, the Chamber held a study session on the spirit of the Two Sessions in April. The guest speaker was Mr Clement Woo, MH, JP, Under Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs and 2007 National President of JCI Hong Kong, China. He explained the 15th Five-Year Plan and the opportunities it opens for young people.
To give international members a closer view of China, the Chamber organised an International Youth Exchange Tour from 17 to 22 March. About 50 young leaders from 12 countries, including Russia, Australia, Japan, Singapore, Kazakhstan and Vietnam, came to Hong Kong for the talent summit, witnessed the cooperation agreement between JCI Hong Kong, China and Hong Kong Talent Engage, and visited the Hong Kong Trade Development Council and its SME Centre. The tour then went to Shenzhen, calling on officials of the Luohu District Committee, visiting the Qianhai Shenzhen-Hong Kong Youth Innovation and Entrepreneur Hub, and touring technology companies including Insta360, Baidu and Magic Cube Satellite.
With the Hong Kong Youth Exchange Promotion United Association, the Youth Committee of the Federation of Hong Kong Guangdong Community Organisations, and the Outstanding Young Persons’ Association, the Chamber also ran “See the Bay Area, Lead the Future” for leaders of Hong Kong associations. The January stop was Dongguan. Delegates visited Huawei’s Songshan Lake campus and met officials including the Dongguan United Front Work Department, to understand the city’s latest work on technology and industrial upgrading.
Exchange with mainland youth organisations continued. The China Youth University of Political Studies and the China International Youth Exchange Centre visited Hong Kong and the Chamber in January. Mainland Affairs briefed them on the Chamber’s latest work and kept deepening those links.