Hong Kong fully integrates into green Belt and Road development
Hong Kong is strengthening its role as a bridge for green Belt and Road cooperation, with an environmental official elected to the board of the International Coalition for Green Development along the Belt and Road and new members joining the coalition.
Hong Kong is deepening its integration into the green Belt and Road Initiative, with the city's Environmental Protection Department director elected to the board of the International Coalition for Green Development along the Belt and Road (ICGDBR) and two local entities admitted as new members, the government announced on 25 October.
At the coalition's annual general meeting, Dr Tsui Ho-kong, director of the Environmental Protection Department, was elected as a council member. Sino Group and Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Company were accepted as new member units, joining the Hong Kong Quality Assurance Agency, which became a member in 2025, further expanding Hong Kong's collaborative presence in the coalition.
Dr Tsui said Hong Kong is actively playing its roles as a 'super connector' and 'super value-adder', providing a platform for green technology, green finance and green standards. He noted the city's robust legal system, professional services and international business environment can help Belt and Road countries advance their green transitions.
'The Hong Kong SAR government has been taking concrete actions to actively participate in green Belt and Road construction,' Dr Tsui said. 'In 2026, we have successfully implemented several initiatives, including establishing the Belt and Road Green Development Cooperation Platform with the ICGDBR in Hong Kong, setting up the Belt and Road Sustainable Green Development Training Centre, and hosting the Belt and Road Green Innovation Conference 2026, which opens tomorrow. This year's innovation conference is being held outside mainland China for the first time.'
As a new coalition member, Sino Group said it places high importance on the national green Belt and Road development strategy and is committed to promoting green technology innovation and industry-academia-research collaboration. The group plans to partner with the Environment and Ecology Bureau to establish an Asia-Pacific Belt and Road industry-academia-research green technology centre in the Northern New Territories, serving as a training, exchange and exhibition platform to showcase member green technology prototypes and innovations, covering fields such as marine technology.
The ICGDBR was jointly initiated by China's Ministry of Ecology and Environment with domestic and international partners. Its mission is to build international consensus on green development and conduct open, inclusive and win-win international cooperation through scalable green technology solutions, verifiable green financial tools, digital intelligence platforms and replicable capacity-building models.
