At the invitation of the China-United States Exchange Foundation, Li Xiaolin, president of CPAFFC, visited Hong Kong from July 19th to July 21st. She met with Dong Jianhua, vice chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) and former chief executive of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR).
The main mission of president Li’s visit to Hong Kong is to coordinate things related to “Love China & Love Hong Kong - Chinese Famous Artists’ Painting and Calligraphy Exhibition” (tentative name) which will be held by CPAFFC and Xinhua News Agency Asia-Pacific Regional Bureau during Oct 13th -17th , 2015.
On July 21st, president Li met with vice chairman Dong. In the meeting, vice chairman Dong said that, maintaining the prosperity and stability of Hong Kong needs constant effort and much more work. CPAFFC picks a very good time to hold the exhibition. The time of exhibition is just after the Hong Kong’s policy reform, therefore, the exhibition could be welcomed, and helpful for enhancing the communication between Mainland and Hong Kong,
President Li appreciated the support from vice chairman Dong, and pointed out that the goal of CPAFFC holding such kind of exhibition is to promote Chinese culture and bring “Positive Energy” to Hong Kong.
President Li also visited the Office of the Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China in The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, and had a meeting with Tong Xiaolin, vice commissioner of the Commissioner's Office. Vice commissioner Tong expressed that, in present situation, holding high-quality culture activities could be helpful for awakening Chinese traditional culture identity of Hong Kong people, especially Hong Kong young people . The Commissioner's Office will spare no effort to support the exhibition.