Commissioner for Belt and Road (CBR) is required to lead the Belt and Road Office under the Commerce and Economic Development Bureau (CEDB) in taking forward the work of Hong Kong on the B&RI. In general, CBR is mainly responsible for –

• (a)formulating overall strategy and spearheading policy in taking forward Hong Kong’s participation under the B&RI, and providing strategic advice to the Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development;
• (b)providing dedicated overview of the Government’s strategies and initiatives under the B&RI, and co-ordinating at a key position within the Government on Belt and Road work;
• (c)acting as the Government’s focal point of contact with the Mainland/overseas authorities and relevant business/professional sectors of Hong Kong in pursuit of the B&RI;
• (d)promoting Government-to-Government and Government-to-Business connections and establishing strategic platforms with relevant stakeholders to capitalise on the opportunities brought by the B&RI;
• (e)leading the Belt and Road Office to draw up policy proposals and measures in support of Hong Kong’s participation in the B&RI; and
• (f)promoting and enhancing connections with the community and representing Hong Kong in the Mainland and the international arena on matters relating to the B&RI.

Candidates must be permanent residents of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region at the time of appointment and should possess by the application deadline –

• (a)either
  • (i)at least 15 years of administrative and managerial experience in senior positions, preferably with large public or private organisations; or
  • (ii)at least 10 years of administrative and managerial experience in senior positions in large public or private organisations, of which at least 5 years of experience is in directly leading, promoting or managing Belt and Road Initiative-related projects along the Belt and Road countries;
• (b)a Bachelor or post-graduate degree from a university in Hong Kong or equivalent;
• (c)an international perspective, strong business sense, high capability to interact with interlocutors in the business and professional fields as well as counterparts in the Government, with at least 2 years’ experience of dealing with Mainland authorities or large Mainland enterprises in the past 5 years;
• (d)strong leadership and management capabilities as well as good interpersonal and communication skills to mobilise various sectors of the community in pursuit of the Belt and Road Initiative (B&RI) while maintaining a dedicated overview of Hong Kong’s participation in the B&RI; and
• (e)strong command of written and spoken Chinese (Putonghua and Cantonese) and English.