In order to promote the coordinated development of the Hainan Free Trade Port and the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, on July 8, a delegation of foreign consular officials and business leaders based in Hong Kong SAR began a research tour of Hainan in Haikou, the provincial capital. The tour was organized by the Commissioner's Office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Hong Kong.

During the 5-day tour, the 62 delegates visited Haikou, Wenchang, Qionghai, Danzhou, Changjiang, and Sanya. The focus of the tour was to conduct exchanges with and research into the Hainan FTP’s three future-oriented ‘land, sea, and air’ industries as well as the island province’s four leading industries, the tourism, modern service, high-tech, and tropical high-efficiency agriculture industries, with the goal of furthering understanding of the development achievements and cooperation opportunities of the free trade port.

A representative of Foreign Affairs Office of Hainan Province  said that the visit of these foreign consular officials and business leaders based in Hong Kong SAR would promote the high-quality development and opening up of Hainan as well as the coordinated development of Hainan and Hong Kong SAR.