Vice Premier He Lifeng attends Investment Summit in HK | John Lee: Demonstrating national support, attention

Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng accompanied by Chief Secretary for Administration, Chan Kwok-ki, the Financial Secretary, Paul Chan, and the Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury, Christopher Hui, delivered a keynote speech at the Global Financial Leaders' Investment Summit today (Nov. 19).

The Chief Executive, John Lee, who has just returned to Hong Kong from the 2024 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) in Lima, Peru, thanked Vice Premier He Lifeng for attending and delivering the keynote speech at the Investment Summit, which demonstrated the country's support for and importance of Hong Kong as an international financial center.

Lee said that it is necessary to give full play to the advantages of the "One Country, Two Systems", consolidate and enhance Hong Kong's status as an international financial, shipping and trade center, and improve the mechanism for Hong Kong to play a better role in the country's opening up. Hong Kong is the third largest international financial center in the world and the first in terms of investment environment.

Lee added that this is the third time that the Summit has been held in Hong Kong. The gathering of global financial leaders in Hong Kong demonstrates the recognition of our country and Hong Kong by global investors. The government will make use of this summit to tell the story of Hong Kong to international financial leaders, and will continue to reform the financial sector, consolidate and enhance Hong Kong's status as an international financial center, and give full play to Hong Kong's unique advantages

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