Chief Executive CY Leung opened the 8th Asian Financial Forum today, bringing together more than 2,000 influential financial players and business leaders from around the world.
The forum provided a high-level platform for the global financial community to tap the investment opportunities of the evolving Asian and global economies.
Mr Leung highlighted Hong Kong's unique role as a super-connector between the Mainland and the rest of the world, which has helped both Hong Kong and the country as a whole.
Mr Leung cited the launch of Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect in November as an example, adding that the scheme has consolidated Hong Kong's position in the internationalisation of the renminbi while opening up opportunities for Mainland investors.
At the forum's cocktail reception tonight, Financial Secretary John Tsang highlighted the robust growth of Hong Kong's asset management industry and shed light on the industry's way forward.
Secretary for Financial Services & the Treasury Prof KC Chan chaired the plenary session Asia: Sustainable Development in a World of Change, which examined the prospects for long-term sustainable growth in Asia and beyond against the backdrop of a tentative global recovery and evolving financial sector regulations.
The forum comprised a plenary session, a keynote luncheon, policy dialogue sessions and panel discussions, and will continue tomorrow with a breakfast panel on Hong Kong as Asia's premier asset and wealth management centre, a keynote luncheon, a deal flow matchmaking session and various workshops.
