Hong Kong will never be ‘just another Chinese city’, finance chief says after meeting top UK officials

The finance chief has met British economic and central bank officials during his London visit, where he also sought to defend the local business environment by saying Hong Kong “will never be just another Chinese city”.

The office of Paul Chan Mo-po revealed on Friday that he had met economic secretary Tulip Siddiq and Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey the day before, confirming a report by the Post.

Both parties had exchanged views on the global economy and financial development, the office said.

Chan is seeking to deepen trade ties in his second post-pandemic trip to London, after visiting Madrid for four days with a delegation of technology industry leaders.

He made the first visit in September last year as part of a trip to Europe. The only disclosed meeting involving Chan and UK officials at the time was one with Bailey.