On June 9, Group President Hu Jianhua met with Ying Yong, Secretary of the CPC Hubei Provincial Committee, and Wang Xiaodong, Governor of Hubei Province. Cao Guangjing, Vice Governor of Hubei province, and Zhou Song, Group CFO, participated in the meeting.

Ying Yong thanked China Merchants Group for its strong support to Hubei province for epidemic control and revival during and after the epidemic. He added that, despite the severe impact brought by the epidemic, Hubei's long-term economic fundamentals have not changed, its comprehensive advantages accumulated over the years have not changed, its prominent position in national and regional development has not changed, and the base for China Merchants Group's investment, development and win-win cooperation has not changed. Hu Jianhua conveyed the greetings from Group Chairman Li Jianhong and expressed that, at this critical moment of Hubei's revival after the epidemic, China Merchants Group had no doubt in making more contributions. In the next five years, China Merchants Group will further increase its investment in Hubei and actively promote significant projects, urge the transformation and upgrading of traditional enterprises and make greater contributions to the economic and social development of Hubei and Wuhan.