Source: Hong Kong Government special administrative region
Following is the speech by the Financial Secretary, Mr Paul Chan, at the welcome dinner of Asia-Pacific Financial Forum (APFF) 2026 today (October 21):
Mr Furusawa (Chair of APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC) Finance and Economics Task Force, Mr Mitsuhiro Furusawa), Ms Marjorie Yang (Hong Kong, China’s representative to ABAC), Madam Tian (Division Director of the Ministry of Finance, Ms Tian Xueyun), distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen,
Our private equity and venture capital sector manages around US$250 billion in assets, second only to the Chinese Mainland in Asia.
Infrastructure investment can also deliver both public benefits and commercial returns. We can make projects viable and connect them with suitable sources of capital.