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China Conference: Hong Kong

China Conference: Hong Kong
Latest news and stories on China Conference: Hong Kong, a flagship annual event organized by the South China Morning Post
Panellists at the Post’s China Conference generally expressed confidence in Hong Kong’s potential. Photo: May Tse
Hong Kong economy

Editorial | In next stage of development, Hong Kong must be more than a superconnector

The Post’s China Conference highlighted both the challenges and opportunities the city faces in an uncertain world.

Alibaba

Alibaba expert envisions AI agents transforming daily life in 5 years

Artificial intelligence

Hong Kong’s financial centre status gives it an edge in AI market, experts say

Insurance

Hong Kong’s insurance market may balloon 55% as Greater Bay Area ages

Gross insurance premium in the city may jump to US$127 billion by 2032, Manulife Financial’s Asia president says.

Residents attend a Chinese New Year fair at a home for the elderly in the Nansha district of Guangzhou city on February 3, 2024. Photo: Xiaomei Chen
Hong Kong economy

Efforts needed to combat view ‘Hong Kong equals mainland China’: business leaders

Panellists at South China Morning Post’s China Conference 2025 also say city maintains lead over rival Singapore in key financial metrics.

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Banking & finance

Hong Kong leaders say city is good place for investors to seek stability

InvestHK director general Alpha Lau says Hong Kong’s ‘opportunities are rebounding’.

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Hong Kong economy

Experts urge Hong Kong to be a ‘value partner’, not just a ‘superconnector’

City’s trade resilience amid global shifts and position as a tourism hub highlighted at South China Morning Post 2025 China Conference.

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Executive managing editor of the South China Morning Post, Zuraidah Ibrahim (left) alongside Becky Ip Ching-tak, deputy executive director of the Tourism Board, Patrick Lau Hui-ping, deputy executive director of the Hong Kong Trade Development Council and, Edward Yau Tang-wah, the former secretary for commerce and economic development, at the 2025 China Conference themed “Where Capital Meets Innovation”. Photo: Eugene Lee
Hong Kong politics

Hong Kong is vital link to world, where China anchors its trust: John Lee

At South China Morning Post’s China Conference, chief executive says city promises security, development amid shifting geopolitical landscape.

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Banking & finance

Exclusive | Wealth Management Connect revamp sent investment skyrocketing, says ICBC

Improvements to the Wealth Management Connect scheme in February have proven to be a game-changer, with investment via the cross-border trading channel quadrupling between January and April, according to government data and ICBC.

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Artificial intelligence

Talent, infrastructure help China in AI race with US, experts say

China’s innovative work force and speedy infrastructure development are key strengths, experts told a forum.

Henry He (centre), executive director and chief financial officer at Kingsoft Cloud, and Maryann Tseng (right), senior managing director of strategic investment at SenseTime, speak in a panel at the China Conference on Thursday. Photo: May Tse
Electric & new energy vehicles

Xpeng’s AeroHT affiliate to price first flying car at US$200,000

The company expects to begin deliveries at the end of next year and aims to sell 5,000 units, as China’s low-altitude economy takes flight.

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An Xpeng AeroHT flying car hovers during a demonstration flight at the company’s headquarters in Panyu District of Guangzhou, in south China’s Guangdong Province, on May 15, 2024. Photo: Xinhua
Hong Kong politics

Hong Kong urged to reinvent ‘superconnector’ role to link China to Global South

Panellists at South China Morning Post’s annual China Conference also express confidence in unique advantages enjoyed by Hong Kong.

Business of climate change

China’s carbon neutral goal depends on unified power market, energy expert says

China is expected to continue liberalising its electricity market, says Christian Romig of BCG. The pace of renewable energy addition will speed up the process, he adds.

China stock market

‘Signs of life’ in China’s markets as reforms boost confidence, forum told

Global investors’ pessimism about China may no longer be well placed, as policies designed to bolster confidence are likely to spell better times ahead for the market, senior financiers told a conference.

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A bull statue in front of the Shenzhen Stock Exchange. Regulators have been strengthening their efforts to lift the market’s performance in recent months. Photo: Bloomberg
Business of climate change

Saudi Aramco reiterates oil-based ties, support for China’s clean energy rollout

Saudi Aramco reiterated its conventional oil supplier ties with China and will help Beijing accomplish its carbon neutral goal by jointly developing clean energy.

An Aramco employee walks near an oil tank at Saudi Aramco’s Ras Tanura oil refinery and oil terminal in Saudi Arabia May 21, 2018. Photo: Reuters
Banking & finance

China Conference panel upbeat about Hong Kong’s future prospects

The fund is investing in the future of Hong Kong and creating a platform for an innovative ecosystem, says CEO of the government’s investment arm.

Hong Kong

Editorial | Post conference ideas to help Hong Kong navigate stormy waters ahead

From becoming a global astronomy research hub to seizing fast-growing opportunities in the Greater Bay Area, the city’s future appears bright.

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Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong moonshot projects? ‘Leadership needed to drive interest, investment’

Experts chime in after Alibaba Cloud founder Wang Jian suggests city should tap into China space telescope to set up central research opportunity.

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The Shenzhou-16 spacecraft attached to a Long March-2F rocket launches in Jiuquan, mainland China. Technology experts have said Hong Kong’s best chance at a moonshot project would be to be part of the country’s space research. Photo: Kevin Frayer/Getty Images/TNS
Blockchain

Hong Kong vows to regulate stablecoins in push to be virtual asset hub

Hong Kong officials said they are committed to introducing new regulations for stablecoins by 2024, as the city strives to bolster its virtual asset licensing regime and become a global Web3 hub.

Electric & new energy vehicles

Xpeng targets Hong Kong with launch of right-hand drive EVs next year

The Chinese electric vehicle start-up is setting its sights on Hong Kong with plans to launch a right-hand drive model in the city next year to compete against well established rivals like Tesla.

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Banking & finance

Hong Kong can get ahead of London, Singapore as global insurance hub

Hong Kong can overtake London, Tokyo and Singapore and become an international insurance centre leveraging its underserved economic hinterland as well as the fast-growing opportunities in the Greater Bay Area, according to speakers on a panel on Tuesday.

Tourists visit the waterfront in Tsim Sha Tsui. 10JUN23 SCMP /Dickson Lee
John Lee

Hong Kong a ‘value-added super-connector’, talent schemes big success: leader

City well on way to attracting nearly double the 35,000 workers annually targeted by admission schemes, Chief Executive John Lee tells Post’s China Conference: Hong Kong 2023 forum.

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Lee says he will lead a “high-profile business delegation” to a number of members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations this summer. Photo: K. Y. Cheng
Hong Kong economy

Alibaba Cloud founder points to skies for Hong Kong moonshot project to lure talent

Tech mogul suggests concept of ‘city brains’ – using technology to sustainably power a metropolis and digitalise it.

Hong Kong national security law

Hongkongers free to speak up about proposed ban on protest song: justice chief

Secretary for Justice Paul Lam invites those who disagree with ban to come forward and present arguments during hearing scheduled for July 21.

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Greater Bay Area

Hong Kong’s connector role for China ‘more essential’ amid rising global tensions

Speakers at annual China Conference: Hong Kong 2023 point to trends in finance sector and technology, as well as tertiary education.

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Speakers at the China Conference: Hong Kong 2023 note the city’s position as a connector for China is more important now than ever. Photo: May Tse
Banking & finance

Hong Kong must embrace Middle East to bolster financial centre role: experts

Amid US-China tensions, the government ‘urgently’ needs a Middle East strategy, the chairperson of the Chamber of Hong Kong Listed Companies says at the Post’s China Conference.

Hong Kong’s Central business district, pictured in September 2021. Photo: Reuters

[Event Summary] How Hong Kong can build itself as the insurance hub for the Greater Bay Area (GBA)

As one of the most open insurance markets in the world, Hong Kong presents numerous opportunities for growth Though the Hong Kong insurance market has seen growth, there have also been a lot of ups and downs and the path forward isn’t entirely smooth

Hong Kong at 25

Editorial | City must embrace both mainland China and our uniqueness

The essence of ‘one country, two systems’ is the basis on which the Hong Kong story can unfold with greater success in the next 25 years and beyond

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