Xie Zhanhuan, Secretary of the Hong Kong Environment and Ecology Bureau, attended the "the Belt and Road" Green Innovation Conference (2023) in Shenzhen on August 20 to share experience, learn from and exchange with the "the Belt and Road" partner regions in green innovation. Dr. Xu Haoguang, Director of the Environmental Protection Department, also attended. In his opening speech, Xie Zhanhuan pointed out that "in order to cope with climate change and protect the environment, the world is facing how to transform life and industries in a green way. China has demonstrated its adherence to the concept of 'green waters and green mountains are golden mountains and silver mountains', and plans for development from the perspective of harmonious coexistence between humans and nature. Last Tuesday (August 15th) was the country's first National Ecological Day, reflecting the country's importance. The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) As a part of the country, we also strive to promote the construction of ecological civilization and green carbon reduction He said that the Hong Kong SAR government has always actively participated in green cooperation in the "the Belt and Road" region to jointly address climate change and environmental challenges, including strengthening nature conservation, protecting the ecological environment, developing green finance, water resources utilization and management, and promoting sustainable green development and smart technology applications. Xie Zhanhuan specifically mentioned that the sewage virus detection method developed by Hong Kong during the epidemic period not only can search for hidden patients in the community to assist in epidemic prevention, but also can accurately predict the development of the epidemic using statistical mathematical models. The Environmental Protection Agency will cooperate with the Chinese Academy of Sciences to introduce and share these successful experiences for about ten "the Belt and Road" countries on sewage virus detection in early September, so as to jointly move towards the green development concept of "the Belt and Road". Xie Zhanhuan said, "We believe that through joint cooperation and efforts, we can make contributions to the sustainable development of the whole region, even the earth, and create a world where people and nature live in harmony." The "the Belt and Road" Green Innovation Conference was hosted by the Foreign Cooperation and Exchange Center of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment of the People's Republic of China, the "the Belt and Road" International Alliance for Green Development, the Shenzhen Municipal Bureau of Ecology and Environment, and the Chinese Academy of Environmental Sciences, The the Belt and Road Environmental Technology Exchange and Transfer Center (Shenzhen) is co organized to deepen exchanges and cooperation with the "the Belt and Road" countries in green technology, green equipment, green services, green infrastructure construction, and actively promote the green development of the Guangdong Hong Kong Macao Greater Bay Area. Xie Zhanhuan will return to Hong Kong this afternoon. (New News Agency)