Financial Secretary Paul Chan will depart tomorrow for Shanghai, where he will attend the plenary session of the 2026 Lujiazui Forum.

At the forum, Mr Chan will deliver a speech on the collaborative development of Hong Kong and Shanghai in the area of finance.

In Shanghai, he will also meet with central authorities and members of the Shanghai Municipal Government. He will visit local financial institutions, as well as enterprises engaged in artificial intelligence and semiconductors.

Mr Chan will then proceed on Wednesday afternoon to Nanjing, where he will meet provincial and municipal leaders and industry representatives. He will also visit innovation and technology (I&T) enterprises specialising in embodied intelligence and biotechnology, as well as financial institutions.

Additionally, he will attend a roundtable discussion with technology enterprises, where he will brief participants on Hong Kong's unique advantages, business environment, I&T ecosystem and latest developments.

Secretary for Financial Services & the Treasury Christopher Hui will attend the Lujiazui Forum along with Mr Chan tomorrow.

Mr Chan will return to Hong Kong on Friday morning. During his absence, Deputy Financial Secretary Michael Wong will be Acting Financial Secretary.