HK blueprint 'gives investors the certainty they seek'
Hong Kong can offer certainty, clarity and confidence to global investors at a time when structural forces are rewriting the rules of global finance, Chief Executive John Lee said on Tuesday. He was speaking in Central at the Global Financial Leaders' Investment Summit, which gathered some 280 of the sector's leaders from around the world. While blockchain and tokenisation were rebuilding the world's financial infrastructure, and AI was reshaping productivity, labour markets and competition, Lee noted that Hong Kong’s first five-year blueprint had set out clear developmental directions. “The plan delivers what markets value most: certainty,” he said. “In an era of ever-shifting terrain, it lays out a transparent roadmap, showing where Hong Kong is heading and how we intend to get there. I invite you to consider that roadmap yours as well. “And to be clear, as we rethink the playbook, as we create strategic blueprints for Hong Kong's development, we ensure the value proposition of our city remains intact – that is our competitive edge under the ‘One Country, Two Systems’ principle.” Lee added that he would be attending the Apec Economic Leaders’ Meeting in Shenzhen this month with the goal of advancing regional economic cooperation. Meanwhile, Vice Premier He Lifeng said Hong Kong’s development...
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