HK and Macao eye boost from nation's growth

Confidence expressed in high-quality development, further integration

As they prepared to depart for Beijing to attend the two sessions, national lawmakers and political advisers from the Hong Kong and Macao special administrative regions said on Monday that they are eager to learn more about the progress of China's development and further advance the SARs' integration into national development.

The National People's Congress, the national legislature, has 36 deputies from Hong Kong and 12 from Macao, while the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, the country's top political advisory body, has over 180 members from Hong Kong and 38 from Macao.

Speaking to reporters at the Hong Kong International Airport, Starry Lee Wai-king, a member of the NPC Standing Committee, noted that this year marks the end of China's 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-25), which outlined key goals for strengthening Hong Kong's status as an international center.