Hong Kong is an ideal place for investors to seek stability and move resources away from riskier parts of the world, according to Alpha Lau Hai-suen, the director general of InvestHK.
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Speaking at the South China Morning Post’s China Conference on Tuesday, Lau said that since the Covid-19 pandemic, Hong Kong’s investment flows have not returned to previous levels due to global trade and tariff challenges. InvestHK is a government agency tasked with promoting the city overseas.
“Despite all that, the opportunities are rebounding because companies need stability,” she said.
She said the city was both an ideal place to “shift some of your concentration risk away from less certain regions” and a bridge to the mainland.
“This is a two-way flow, and we’re placing far more emphasis on it,” she said.
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At the conference, themed “Where Capital Meets Innovation,” Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu said Hong Kong was a vital global link connecting the world to mainland China’s growth and stability amid shifting geopolitical landscapes.
“Hong Kong is the ‘superconnector’ and ‘super value-adder’ that links the world with opportunities from China’s growth certainties,” he said in a keynote speech. “A link you can always bank on.”