This year marks the 73rd anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China and the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong's return to the motherland, and coincides with the 150th anniversary of the founding of China Merchants Group, the "China Merchants 150th Anniversary Concert" was held on October 4 at the Hong Kong Cultural Centre Concert Hall. The concert was co-organized by China Merchants Group and Hong Kong String Orchestra, with the aim of passing on the love of China and Hong Kong with beautiful string music, wishing the prosperity of the motherland, talking about the bright future of Hong Kong and sharing the joy of China Merchants Group's birthday. Video speech by Mr. Miao Jianmin, Chairman of CMG.

Mr. Miao expressed his heartfelt thanks to the community for their long-term concern and support for the development of CMG. Miao said that China Merchants Group is the oldest Chinese-funded enterprise in Hong Kong. After the founding of New China, China Merchants returned to the embrace of the motherland and ushered in a new life. 150 years, CMG has always insisted on sharing the fate of the motherland and developing with Hong Kong, based in Hong Kong, connected to the mainland and facing the world, linked with Hong Kong's bloodline, honor and disgrace together, adding bricks and mortar to the country's modernization process. As a century-old central enterprise, a comprehensive central enterprise and a central enterprise in Hong Kong, CMG will bear in mind its original mission, show its commitment and continue to work together with all sectors of the Hong Kong community to move towards the future and a better tomorrow.