BRI delegation visits bus factory, aviation centre
A delegation led by the Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Hong Kong, Liu Guangyuan, on Sunday visited a bus factory and a flight training centre as they continued their inspection trip to Henan and Shaanxi. The group of businessmen and consuls general visited the world’s largest bus manufacturer Yutong in Zhengzhou, which specialises in new energy vehicles, and the HNCA Aviation Training Centre that cultivates talent for the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). They were greeted by Yutong’s board chairman Wang Wentao, who told them the company is seeking more business collaboration with other countries.  Johannes Hack, president of the German Chamber of Commerce, said he is encouraged by the development of new energy cars in China.   “China obviously is leading the market at the moment, and Germans are keeping up but we have to sort of try very hard. So we are very inspired by that competition. And we are very happy that we have the Chinese manufacturers show us something that we can get better still,” he told RTHK. Zhang Mingchao, chairman of the HNCA Aviation Training Centre, said Zhengzhou will leverage clean energy and green industry to achieve mutually beneficial outcomes.  Speaking after the visit, Cathay Pacific CEO Ronald Lam said the SAR has a lot to learn from the mainland when it comes to training aviation talent.  “I was really impressed by their facilities. It’s a first-class facility they have for both training the pilots and cabin crew here. And in future, we will keep on exchanging with them to learn from each other,” he said.