A delegation of central government officials provided information on Thursday about the fundamentals of the recent national congress of China's ruling party, offering Hong Kong a clearer look at the country's future road map.

It is the first such event held in the city regarding a national congress of the Communist Party of China since the city's return to China in 1997.

The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government will greatly benefit from the detail provided by the delegation, a government spokesman said. The statement was issued after an internal seminar for the city's high-level officials on the 19th CPC National Congress.