香港财政司司长：加速推动与中东跨境金融及创科产业合作

Core Insights - Hong Kong is accelerating cross-border financial and innovation technology cooperation with the Middle East [1][3] Group 1: Economic and Financial Relations - Hong Kong's Financial Secretary, Paul Chan, highlighted the deepening economic and financial ties between China, other Asian regions, and the Middle East amid a fragmented global economic landscape [3] - Hong Kong aims to leverage its status as an international financial center to support mainland Chinese enterprises in expanding overseas and to assist Middle Eastern companies entering the mainland and Asian markets [3] Group 2: Cross-Border Financial Cooperation - The initiatives include enhancing connectivity in capital markets, such as mutual trading of exchange-traded funds (ETFs), and encouraging Middle Eastern companies to list in Hong Kong [3] - There is a focus on fostering collaboration in the innovation and technology sector, with many startups and tech companies from Hong Kong and the Greater Bay Area already establishing operations in the Middle East [3]