Vice-Premier Li Keqiang began his three-day official visit to Hong Kong on Tuesday, the first since taking the position in 2008.

Upon his arrival in the Hong Kong airport, Li told the media that including Hong Kong in the 12th Five-Year Plan (2011-2015) for the first time shows "the central government's care and support".

As a major part of Li's visit, he will attend a forum held Wednesday on China's 12th Five-Year Plan and economic, trade and financial cooperative development between the mainland and Hong Kong.

During the forum, Li will detail a series of new policies the central government would like to launch in the next five years to help the region "enhance its closer cooperation with the Chinese mainland in economy, trade and finance."

Under Li's leadership, the Chinese delegation also includes high-level representatives from the ministries, including Minister of Commerce Chen Deming, China's top economic planner Zhang Ping, and central bank Governor Zhou Xiaochuan.