"Within the RCEP, the Chinese mainland is the biggest market of professional services, and Hong Kong the biggest overseas provider. Hong Kong is extremely well placed to facilitate foreign firms in utilizing the new access to the mainland market under the RCEP," said Leung Chun-ying, vice-chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference National Committee.

In delivering the keynote speech through a pre-recorded video, Leung said that Hong Kong's professional services of banking, insurance, information technology, logistics, intellectual property and maritime services, including ship registration, marine insurance and legal services, are sought by mainland business enterprises.