2 global conferences to make Hong Kong debut this month: John Lee

City leader says authorities to keep pushing Hong Kong as site for major events to lure high-end tourists and enhance city’s global network

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Hundreds of buyers gather at the 41st International Jewellery Show at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre in Wan Chai in March. Photo: Eugene Lee

Published: 1:34pm, 3 Jun 2025Updated: 4:43pm, 3 Jun 2025

Two international conferences will be held in Hong Kong for the first time this month, Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu has said, pledging that authorities will continue to attract more events to bring in high-end tourists and enhance the city’s global network.

Lee said on Tuesday that several global conferences had made their Hong Kong debuts over the past three years, and two more important events would follow this month.

They are the International Science, Technology and Innovation Forum of the Boao Forum for Asia 2025, which will run from Friday to Saturday, and the International Conference on Roads and Railways 2025, taking place next Thursday and Friday.

Both will be hosted at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre in Wan Chai.

“Since taking office, I have been actively expanding Hong Kong’s international network by calling for more international conferences, including those with new themes, to create fresh opportunities for the city,” Lee said before his weekly meeting with the key decision-making Executive Council.

“International major conferences represent the high-quality segment of the conference economy. They attract high-spending, overnight and high-end business travellers to Hong Kong. The government will continue its efforts to bring more new and large-scale international conferences to Hong Kong.”

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