Xi praises efforts of HK pioneers with Ningbo roots

President Xi Jinping has encouraged Hong Kong entrepreneurs with ancestral roots in Ningbo, Zhejiang province, to give full play to their strengths, take an active part in the nation's reform and opening-up, and make greater contributions to Chinese modernization.

The president made the remarks in a recent reply letter to representatives of the entrepreneurs, encouraging them to make new contributions to realizing the Chinese dream of national rejuvenation.

The representatives, including Pao Pui-hing and Chao Kee-Young, are descendants of the pioneering generation of Ningbo-born Hong Kong entrepreneurs. Ningbo is well-known for its large number of overseas Chinese entrepreneurs, like shipping magnate Pao Yue-kong, the late father of Pao Hui-hing, and Run Run Shaw, media mogul and philanthropist.