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In terms of jobs, the total number of people engaged by the overseas and mainland companies reached 473,000, up by 7 percent compared to 443,000 in 2017.

The finance chief urged the United States and other countries to respect China's sovereignty, abide by the basic norms of international relations, and not to intervene in Hong Kong affairs.

Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor said that the city's improved electoral system will bring a high-quality democracy in line with the SAR's reality and ultimately benefit its people.

The agreements cover cooperation on the Hong Kong-Shenzhen Innovation and Technology Park, a promising tech project for both cities, and the co-location arrangement for the Huanggang border crossing.

Hong Kong, with its unique advantages, is well positioned to be a "super-connector" between the Belt and Road Initiative and the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area in capital raising and financing infrastructure projects, bankers said on Thursday.