SHANGHAI Mayor Yang Xiong met Andrew Yao, chairman of the Hong Kong-Shanghai Economic Development Association, yesterday and briefed Yao and his group on the city’s economic and social development.

Yang said Shanghai and Hong Kong have cooperated fruitfully for many years. The association has played a key role in promoting cooperation between the two cities in the past 30 years.

He said Shanghai is taking advantage of the expansion of China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone to accelerate reform and opening. The city is working hard to transform into an innovation-driven economy and a global innovation center.