Kaohsiung mayor concludes Hong Kong visit with 80-mln-USD trade deals

Hong Kong, March 23 (Xinhua) -- Han Kuo-yu, mayor of Kaohsiung of China's Taiwan region, concluded his visit to Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) with trade deals worth 2.47 billion new Taiwan dollars (about 80 million U.S. dollars) on Saturday.

Han described his visit to Hong Kong as "fruitful", saying "our products sell well and the exchanges with Hong Kong friends are smooth."

Han, who arrived in Hong Kong on Friday morning, leading a municipal delegation of Kaohsiung, attended an agricultural product promotion event and witnessed the signing of eight deals on selling Kaohsiung's agricultural, fishery and processed products.

At the signing ceremony, Han said his trip to Hong Kong aimed at "making friends, selling goods, and inviting more friends in Hong Kong to visit Kaohsiung for tourism or investment."

"We are expecting closer exchange between Kaohsiung and Hong Kong in the future," he said.

Before the signing ceremony, Han met with Hong Kong SAR Chief Executive Carrie Lam, who said more high-quality agricultural and fisheries products are welcome to be exported from Kaohsiung to Hong Kong or be re-exported via Hong Kong to other places in the future.

On Friday evening, Han had dinner with Wang Zhimin, Director of the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the HKSAR, and then toured the Victoria Harbor by ferry with about 50 representatives of Hong Kong tourism industry.

The delegation left Hong Kong on Saturday morning and headed for Macao via the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge.

On the world's longest cross-sea bridge, Han said the "heartshaking" bridge, with "amazing scene" and "smart design", could provide example and experience for bridge construction all over the world.