On May 9, 2019, Spokesperson and Director-General of the Information Department of the Foreign Ministry Lu Kang who was attending relevant activities in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) visited Bloomberg News' Asia-Pacific Headquarters and Hong Kong Ta Kung Wen Wei Media Group Limited.

At Bloomberg News, Lu Kang held frank exchanges with Senior Executive Editor of Bloomberg Asia Pacific Otis Bilodeau and Hong Kong Bureau Chief at Bloomberg News Fion Li over topics including China's measures in deepening reform and opening up, the prospects of the international cooperation under the Belt and Road Initiative, and China-United States economic and trade relations.

At Ta Kung Wen Wei Media Group Limited, Lu Kang visited the history exhibition, the news collecting and editing center, and the studio and held talks with Vice President Li Dahong, Chief Editor of the omnimedia news center Han Jiwen and others. Lu Kang acknowledged Ta Kung Po and Wen Wei Po on their active role in keeping their fingers on the pulse of the social status of the Hong Kong SAR and reporting the voice of its people.