China News Service, Hong Kong, January 24 (Reporter Dai Xiaolu) The 17th Asian Financial Forum will be held at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center for two consecutive days starting from the 24th. More than 3,000 financial and business elites from around the world gathered in Hong Kong to jointly Discuss the global economic trends in the new year.
It is understood that this year's forum is jointly organized by the Hong Kong SAR Government and the Hong Kong Trade Development Council, with the theme of "Multilateral Cooperation to Write a New Chapter", and has more than 40 different forms of theme discussions, policy dialogues and special workshops. Participants Discussions will focus on hot topics such as global economic outlook, China opportunities, investment prospects, financial technology and interest rate trends.
The Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Lee Ka-chiu, said in his opening speech that the fragmentation of the international market will only lead to rising costs, reduce market liquidity, and ultimately cause the financial system to shrink and become unstable.
Faced with this situation, international cooperation has never been more important.
Under "one country, two systems", Hong Kong can create opportunities for enterprises and economies in Asia and around the world. "One country, two systems" and the opportunities it brings ensure that Hong Kong's financial industry can still thrive despite facing severe challenges.
Li Yunze, Director of the State Administration of Financial Supervision, attended and delivered a speech, saying that Hong Kong is a world-renowned international financial center with significant advantages in economic freedom, financial market depth, internationalization, legal environment and talent pool.
In the next step, the State Financial Supervision and Administration Bureau will continue to strengthen bilateral regulatory cooperation with Hong Kong, fully support Hong Kong in leveraging its unique advantages under "one country, two systems", and continuously consolidate and enhance Hong Kong's status as an international financial center.
During the theme discussion session, a number of speakers from the Middle East and ASEAN regions conducted in-depth discussions on the opportunities in the Mainland, the Middle East and ASEAN, as well as the outlook for financial policies in the new year.
Julapun Amornvivat, Deputy Minister of Finance of Thailand, said that Thailand’s current fiscal situation is relatively stable, but in a high interest rate environment, fiscal policy support needs to be more strategic and targeted. Strengthening infrastructure investment is crucial to promoting economic growth. Very important.
Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau Hui Ching-yu of the SAR Government said that this is the first time that Hong Kong has held an offline Asian Financial Forum after the epidemic. He hopes that the guests attending the forum will see more possibilities for Hong Kong’s social and economic development, and that visitors to Hong Kong can learn all aspects of the forum. Feel the diversity of Hong Kong as an international metropolis.
He mentioned that Hong Kong's essence as an international financial center has not changed, its advantages have not changed, and its future development prospects will only be better.
In addition, this forum also has an exhibition session, and has set up a financial technology area, a FintechHK start-up area, an InnoVenture area and a global investment opportunities area.
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