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Today marks the 29th anniversary of the establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China and the fourth anniversary of the current-term Government. Four years ago, President Xi Jinping delivered an important speech at the inaugural ceremony of the current term of the Hong Kong SAR Government. In it, he put forward “four musts” and “four proposals” for…
I am pleased to join you today for the Alatau City Round Table meeting. I am delighted to have this welcome opportunity to return the warm hospitality my delegation and I received throughout our visit, last week, in Kazakhstan. My thanks to the Deputy Prime Minister, here in Hong Kong leading a delegation of Kazakhstan government officials and business leaders. They cover a wide variety of…
Welcome to Hong Kong, and the Global Mediation Summit of the IOMed – the International Organization for Mediation. Today's global gathering comes on the first anniversary of the signing ceremony for the Convention on the Establishment of the IOMed. The inauguration of IOMed followed, last October, here in Hong Kong. That cheering event has placed much expectation and hope, worldwide, on the new…
It is a pleasure to join you once again at the LME Asia Metals Seminar. My thanks go to HKEX (Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Limited) and the LME (London Metal Exchange) for hosting this annual event. To international visitors who have travelled from around the world, a very warm welcome. Your presence testifies to Hong Kong's pivotal role as a global financial and trading hub, and increasingly,…
I am delighted to witness with you today's MOU (Memorandum of Understanding) signing. This is a real milestone: the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government and the Dongguan Government leading EcoCeres to build in Dongguan a sustainable aviation fuel value chain right here in the Greater Bay Area. Traditional aviation fuel carries a heavy carbon footprint. Sustainable Aviation Fuel, SAF,…
It is a great pleasure to be here today for the groundbreaking of the Hong Kong University of Science & Technology (HKUST) Medical Education & Research Complex. I am delighted to witness this milestone with you – Hong Kong's third medical school is now taking shape. The National 15th Five-Year Plan supports Hong Kong in becoming an international hub for high-calibre talent. A new medical school…
It gives me great pleasure to welcome you to Hong Kong for Global Talent Summit Week, the second edition. This year, we welcome some 7,000 of you from around the world. You are here because Hong Kong is fast rising as an international talent hub. This week, you will see exactly why. Global Talent Summit Week features the International Talent Forum and the CareerConnect Expo. The forum, under the…
Tonight's spectacular fireworks show, bursting with symbolic Chinese New Year images, will light up Victoria Harbour for 23 thrilling minutes. The fireworks' thundering sound will also echo the spirit of the Year of the Horse, now in its second auspicious day. It is a sound that captures the essence of what we say in Chinese: 萬馬奔騰 – literally, "ten thousand horses galloping forward" – a powerful…
It is wonderful to have you in Hong Kong for the annual International Chinese New Year Night Parade, celebrating with us the first fantastic day of the Year of the Horse. This year's parade, themed “Best Fortune · World Party”, features nearly 60 floats and performing groups. They are here to sing, dance and revel in the festive joy of this magnificent Hong Kong street party – your world party.…
Evolving global trends Globally, the application of Web3 technologies in finance continues to broaden in both scope and sophistication. A few trends are more prominent. The first is tokenisation of RWAs (real-world assets). In a growing number of markets, tokenisation initiatives are moving from “proof of concept” to real-word deployment, supported by more institutional adoption. Government bonds,…
