Hong Kong Treasury Bureau: Deepening the "Financial +" Strategy and Internal and External Linkage, Further Consolidating and Enhancing Hong Kong's Position as an International Financial Center.

On March 19th, the Deputy Director of the Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau of Hong Kong, Chen Haolian, stated in a meeting of the Legislative Council that the national "Fifteenth Five-Year Plan Outline" was officially released last week. With the unique advantage of being backed by the motherland and connected to the world, Hong Kong, under the principle of "one country, two systems," shoulders the mission of serving the dual circulation of the country and supporting modernization. As the international financial center of the country, Hong Kong will fully seize the strategic opportunities of national high-quality development, actively align with the national "Fifteenth Five-Year Plan," play a greater role in promoting the development of the financial market, cooperate with the national strategy of expanding high-level opening up, and inject new momentum into the high-quality development of the Hong Kong economy. Chen Haolian introduced that under the leadership of the Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, the Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau of Hong Kong is actively cooperating to formulate Hong Kong's first five-year plan, ensuring full alignment with the national "Fifteenth Five-Year Plan" to further consolidate and enhance Hong Kong's status as an international financial center. Key focuses include: First, consolidating and enhancing market advantages, deepening the "financial +" strategy. The Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau of Hong Kong will continue to enhance the competitiveness of the stock market and attract international capital, high-quality enterprises, and top talent to Hong Kong, strengthening Hong Kong's role as a global hub for offshore RMB business and asset management and risk management center. In alignment with the national "five major financial articles," Hong Kong will expand into emerging fields, vigorously develop green finance, financial technology, commodities, and gold markets, explore inclusive finance, empower the real economy and new productive forces, and contribute to the country in building a financial powerhouse. The Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau of Hong Kong will promote deep integration of finance and innovative technology, assist tech companies in Hong Kong in financing, support technological self-reliance, and promote innovation in key areas such as artificial intelligence, life and health technology, and help build an international center for innovative technology. Second, deepening internal and external linkage. Hong Kong will fully leverage its dual role as a "super connector" and a "super value-adding person," actively promoting "bringing in and going out," attracting companies to establish financial and asset centers and exclusive captive insurers to serve the construction of the country's modern industrial system. The Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau of Hong Kong will continue to build exchange platforms through events such as the ASIA FINANCIAL Forum, the Greater Bay Area Summit, and actively prepare for the 2026 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Finance Ministers' Meeting, providing a high-quality dialogue platform for the world and consolidating Hong Kong's position as an international financial hub. Chen Haolian stated that in public finance, the Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau of Hong Kong will ensure the continued efficient management of government financial resources to support Hong Kong's long-term sustainable development. The bureau will drive efficient markets and accurately align national needs with Hong Kong's strengths by deeply integrating into the strategic paths and policy measures of the Greater Bay Area and national development, injecting new momentum into the Hong Kong economy. The bureau will strengthen planning along these core directions and flexibly utilize various public financial management tools to fully support Hong Kong's integration into and service to the national development agenda.