Hong
Kong
SAR’s
Financial
Secretary,
Paul
Chan,
speaks
at
the
“2025
Davos-Caixin
CEO
Luncheon”
in
Davos,
Switzerland.
Promoting
Hong
Kong’s
advantages
and
value
as
a
“super-connector”
and
“super
value-adder”,
Mr
Chan
has
met
with
leaders
from
finance
and
business
sectors
around
the
world.
In keynote remarks at the “2025 Davos-Caixin CEO Luncheon”, Mr Chan briefed participants on the latest economic situation and development strategies of Hong Kong, particularly regarding how to leverage the city’s advantages of being well connected to Mainland China and to the world, under the “one country, two systems” principle.
Later, in a speech at the “2025 Davos-Tencent Finance Vision Dinner”, the Financial Secretary elaborated on how Hong Kong can play the role of a “super-connector” and “super value-adder” in the face of an increasingly complex international environment. This, he said, would contribute to China’s high-level opening-up and, in the process, create value and opportunities for global businesses and investors.
Mr Chan also informed participants of the WEF Annual Meeting about Hong Kong’s achievements in attracting businesses and talent as well as the city’s strategies and measures for developments in finance, innovation and technology, trade and aviation.
During a meeting with the Director-General of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), Daren Tang, the Financial Secretary shared that with the staunch support of the country, Hong Kong is vigorously advancing to become an international innovation and technology centre and a regional intellectual property trading centre. He expressed gratitude to WIPO for its support in establishing a Technology and Innovation Support Centre in Hong Kong, noting that the city aims to have it operational this year.
Mr Chan, during a meeting organised by the Giving to Amplify Earth Action launched by the WEF, took the opportunity to highlight Hong Kong’s positon as a leading green finance hub in Asia. He explained that the city’s thriving ecosystem of family offices, private equity funds as well as wealth and asset management is conducive to effectively connecting wealth with climate transformation projects.
Mr
Chan
has
met
with
several
representatives
of
the
Gulf
Cooperation
Council
countries,
including
Minister
of
State
for
Foreign
Trade
of
the
United
Arab
Emirates,
Dr
Thani
bin
Ahmed
Al
Zeyoudi
(right),
to
further
strengthen
bilateral
co-peration
with
the
region.
On
fintech,
Mr
Chan
met
the
Chief
Executive
Officer
of
stablecoin
issuer
Circle,
Jeremy
Allaire
to
learn
about
the
company’s
business
development
strategies
in
Asia,
and
Martin
Gilbert,
the
Chair
of
Revolut,
a
UK-based
fintech
company
specialising
in
digital
banking
services.
Building on the success of the inaugural “Gulf Cooperation Council Chapter” (GCC Chapter) at the Asian Financial Forum in Hong Kong earlier this month, Mr Chan met several representatives of GCC countries with a view to further strengthening bilateral co-operation and accelerating the signing of a free trade agreement between Hong Kong and the GCC.
He noted that the Hong Kong SAR Government will actively promote more two-way visits of business delegations, thereby facilitating the matching of projects in the digital economy and green transformation, as well as co-operation in the securities markets, Islamic finance, and asset and wealth management between Hong Kong and the Arab States.
Representatives of the Airport Authority Hong Kong, the MTR Corporation Limited and the Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited are also attending the WEF Annual Meeting, which adopts the theme of “Collaboration for the Intelligent Age”
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