Paul Chan to lead Nanjing delegation for innovation ties
Hong Kong Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po will lead a delegation to Nanjing to promote innovation and technology collaboration. He also highlighted the upcoming APEC Finance Ministers' Meeting in Hong Kong, focusing on openness, innovation, and cooperation.
Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po will lead a delegation to Nanjing on Monday to promote innovation and technology collaboration between Hong Kong and Jiangsu Province, according to his weekly blog published on 11 October.
The three-day trip will include representatives from Invest Hong Kong, the Hong Kong Trade Development Council and Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited. Chan said the visit aims to highlight Hong Kong's role as a platform for mainland enterprises seeking to expand overseas.
Chan is scheduled to meet leaders from Jiangsu Province and Nanjing, and visit research and development institutions at Nanjing University.
In his blog, Chan also discussed the APEC Finance Ministers' Meeting, which will be held at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre on 20 and 21 October. He said hosting the meeting reflected the central government's support for Hong Kong and the city's standing as an international financial centre.
Marking the APEC "China Year", Chan said the meeting would be guided by three priorities — openness, innovation and cooperation — under the theme "Building an Asia-Pacific Community to Prosper Together". Its four key areas will be fiscal policies that support livelihoods, financing for digital infrastructure, inclusive finance and young financial talent cooperation — areas Chan said align closely with Hong Kong's strengths.
He said Hong Kong can foster regional collaboration in artificial intelligence, provide robust financing tools for regional infrastructure investments, and further expand markets for the local financial sector, particularly through green bonds and project certification. He added that training in fintech and other fields could help young people better understand regional markets and emerging industries.