Source: Hong Kong Government special administrative region
Jointly organised by the Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE) and the Environment and Ecology Bureau of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Government, and co-organised by the International Green Development Coalition for the Belt and Road Regions (IDGC), the Foreign Environmental Cooperation Center of the MEE, and the Environmental Protection Department (EPD), the Belt and Road Green Innovation Conference 2026 (Green Innovation Conference) was held in Hong Kong today (October 26). Under the theme “Partnering with the Global South on Green Transition, Advancing Sustainable Development Worldwide”, the conference was held in Hong Kong for the first time, fully demonstrating Hong Kong’s unique position and key role in advancing global green development.
The Green Innovation Conference gathered over 400 political and business leaders, representatives of international organisations, and experts and scholars from 17 Belt and Road countries and around 40 Mainland provinces and cities to engage in in-depth exchanges on topics such as green finance, green innovation, and digital empowerment. Senior officials from several Belt and Road countries, including the Union Minister for the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, Mr Hsan Oo; the Advisor to the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan on Environmental Issues and Chairman of the National Committee on Ecology and Climate Change, Mr Aziz Abdukhakimov; the Special Envoy for Climate Change in the Executive Office of the President of Kenya, Mr Ali Mohamed; the Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China in the HKSAR, Mr Cui Jianchun; Deputy Director of the Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in the HKSAR Mr Luo Yonggang; the President of the IDGC, Mr Zhao Yingmin; and the Executive Director of the Hong Kong Trade Development Council, Ms Sophia Chong, attended the conference in person, demonstrating the shared determination of all parties to drive green transition and deepen international co-operation.