Category: MIL-OSI

CE concludes visit to Fujian       
     In the morning, Mr Lee met in Fuzhou with Hong Kong elderly persons who have retired in Fujian to learn about their living conditions. Mr Lee said that the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Government has been providing support for cross-boundary elderly care. Among the measures, the Fujian Scheme provides a monthly cash allowance to eligible Hong Kong residents who have moved to Fujian Province. The HKSAR Government will continue to take forward cross-boundary elderly care measures, providing greater convenience for Hong Kong elderly persons who choose to retire on the Mainland.
     　
     Mr Lee then visited the 30th Anniversary Achievement Exhibition of “3820” Strategic Project to learn about Fuzhou’s achievements in urban planning and socio-economic development. The “3820” Strategic Project originated from the Fuzhou City’s 20-Year Economic and Social Development Strategic Vision (Strategic Vision) formulated in 1992 under the stewardship of President Xi Jinping when he was the then Secretary of the CPC Fuzhou Municipal Committee. Taking three years, eight years, and 20 years as key milestones, the Strategic Vision mapped out Fuzhou’s development blueprint, provided direction and laid an important foundation for its long-term development. Mr Lee said that the Strategic Vision systematically mapped out, among others, Fuzhou’s socio-economic development goals, steps, planning and key focus areas, demonstrating a forward-looking approach that has guided Fuzhou’s reform and opening up, and modernisation. Its underlying concepts and major practices are highly inspirational. The HKSAR Government is pressing ahead at full speed with the preparation of Hong Kong’s First Five-Year Plan and will spare no effort in taking forward the work. As a directional, strategic and operable guiding document, the Plan will map out Hong Kong’s development over the coming five years. Hong Kong will proactively seize the major opportunities brought by the National 15th Five-Year Plan, consolidate and enhance the city’s status as an international financial, shipping and trading centre, accelerate its development into an international innovation and technology (I&T) centre, build an international hub for high-calibre talent, better integrate into and serve the overall national development, further develop the economy and improve people’s livelihood.
      
     Mr Lee then arrived in Ningde City and met with the Secretary of the CPC Ningde Municipal Committee, Mr Zhang Yongning, to exchange views on issues of mutual concern.
      
     In the afternoon, Mr Lee visited Contemporary Amperex Technology Co, Limited (CATL) and Ningde Sikeqi Intelligent Equipment Co, Ltd (SKEQI) to learn about high-tech developments in research and development (R&D) of new energy battery technology and automated intelligent equipment manufacturing. CATL is a leading new global energy technology enterprise. Its market share in power batteries has ranked first in the world for nine consecutive years. It was listed in Hong Kong last year, and the initial public offering was the world’s largest at the time. CATL has also set up a R&D institute at the Hong Kong Science Park, focusing on areas including AI, new energy and new materials. SKEQI is a national-level specialised and sophisticated “little giant” enterprise, focusing on automation in areas such as new energy, vehicles and construction machinery. Leveraging end-to-end service capabilities across the technology chain, supply chain and talent chain, it continues to facilitate new industrialisation in relevant industries. The two enterprises leverage their complementary strengths to foster co-ordinated development across the industrial chain.
      
     Mr Lee said that CATL’s listing in Hong Kong and the establishment of its R&D institute reflect Hong Kong’s dual advantages as an international financial hub and an I&T hub. Hong Kong is pressing ahead with the development of the new energy industry and is accelerating the application of green technologies. He said he looked forward to further strengthening co-operation between Hong Kong and Fujian in the new energy sector. Mr Lee said that Hong Kong is home to five universities ranked among the world’s top 100, and eight universities ranked among Asia’s top 100, bringing together scientific research experts and teams from around the world. Leveraging the innovation strengths of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, Hong Kong is striving to develop into an international I&T centre, with the development of the Northern Metropolis (NM) being accelerated in both pace and efficiency. The NM comprises a number of I&T projects, including the Hong Kong Park in the Loop and the San Tin Technopole, providing a complete industrial chain for R&D and commercialisation, and promoting upstream-midstream-downstream synergy. Mr Lee encouraged more Fujian enterprises to establish a presence in the NM, leverage Hong Kong’s advantage of connecting the Mainland and the world and its high value-added professional services, and bring in frontier high-tech technologies and talent. By combining Hong Kong’s strong scientific research capabilities and vibrant I&T ecosystem, enterprises can enhance industrial chain deployment, advance new industrialisation and achieve complementary advantages, and seize the new opportunities brought by the country’s high-quality development and high-level opening up.
      
     In the evening, Mr Lee met and exchanged views with the Secretary of the CPC Fuzhou Municipal Committee, Ms Guo Ningning, and the Mayor of Fuzhou, Mr Wu Xiande, in Fuzhou. Mr Lee then returned to Hong Kong.
Issued at HKT 18:15

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InvestHK leads first dedicated new energy and sustainability delegation to UK to drive bilateral green investment       
     Led by the Global Head of Financial Services, Fintech and Sustainability of InvestHK, Mr King Leung, and accompanied by the Senior Vice President (Sustainability) for Technology, Innovation and Entrepreneurship of InvestHK, Ms Olivia To, the delegation represented the full breadth of Hong Kong’s new energy and green tech ecosystem, bringing together 25 companies – spanning listed, pre-IPO (initial public offering) and start-up businesses alongside active investors. Backed by two ecosystem partners, namely the Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation and the Hong Kong Trade Development Council, this assembly brought together deep expertise across areas such as battery and energy storage, renewable energy and hydrogen, smart electric vehicle infrastructure, new materials and AI. The Director-General of the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in London (London ETO), Miss Fiona Chau, also participated in part of the delegation’s visit.
      
     In Scotland, delegates explored the UK’s energy transition at scale, with the itinerary deliberately tracing the journey from heavy industry decarbonisation to next-generation clean energy. Visits to major green industrial clusters and Forth Green Freeport sites in the Edinburgh and Aberdeen areas – the heart of the UK’s pivot from North Sea oil and gas to clean energy and hydrogen – offered a live case study in cluster reinvention potentially relevant to Hong Kong and the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA), while engagements with the representatives from the University of Edinburgh and the City of Edinburgh Council opened strategic dialogues on offshore wind, hydrogen and carbon capture.
      
     The delegation timed its London leg to coincide with London Climate Action Week, one of the largest gatherings of its kind globally and a magnet for the policymakers, investors and innovators shaping the net-zero agenda. At Reset Connect London – the UK’s premier sustainability and green investment event – representatives from four companies scaling operations across bilateral markets took to the stage to profile Hong Kong’s green tech credentials and their own solutions before an international audience of capital allocators. These companies and investors are now planning to scale up their investments and project rollouts in both Hong Kong and the UK. The delegation also attended the Octopus Energy Tech Summit and met with their China market representatives to explore collaboration.
      
     InvestHK also cohosted networking receptions in Edinburgh and London on June 19 and 23 respectively, alongside the London ETO. Attended by delegates, local partners, and industry stakeholders, these initiatives aimed to turn the connections built during the tour into practical and productive opportunities.
      
     Mr Leung said, “As both economies pivot toward net zero, the synergistic alignment between Hong Kong and the UK has never been clearer. Hong Kong and London are the world’s pre-eminent green finance centre, and Hong Kong is Asia’s ultimate ‘super connector’, uniquely bridging the Chinese Mainland green tech enterprises with global markets under the ‘one country, two systems’ framework. This mission is the practical infrastructure of that bridge, connecting patient capital, technology partners and corporate buyers to drive real commercial outcomes, and demonstrating how Hong Kong serves as the launch pad for companies scaling into the US$2 trillion GBA and the wider region.”
      
     The Head of Business and Talent Attraction/Investment Promotion of the InvestHK London Office, Ms Daisy Ip, added, “This mission highlights InvestHK’s evolving role, from attracting capital, talent and standards into Hong Kong to actively supporting companies as they go global. Our delegates raised their profile alongside the InvestHK team at the UK’s leading sustainability forums, while UK clean tech firms, investors and research institutions saw first-hand the strength of Hong Kong’s green finance and innovation ecosystem. Through InvestHK’s extensive global network, we are committed to facilitating these two-way opportunities.”
      
     The Director General for Trade and Investment, British Consulate General Hong Kong, Mr Chris Woodward, said, “Few partnerships are as complementary as the UK and Hong Kong on the net-zero transition. Britain’s strengths in offshore wind, hydrogen and carbon capture are matched by Hong Kong’s unrivalled ability to mobilise capital and open doors across the GBA and Asia. That is what makes this delegation so valuable. It puts UK clean tech firms, investors and researchers directly in front of the companies and capital that can scale British innovation regionally. We were delighted to cohost a mission that turns shared climate ambition into tangible commercial outcomes.”
      
     The Director of Europe at RelyEZ, Ms Michelle Cross, said, “As a global integrated energy service provider spanning project development, proprietary R&D (research and development), and equipment manufacturing, the company has deployed over 200 global projects worldwide, with a total storage capacity of 13 GWh to date. We see Hong Kong as the natural bridge between Chinese energy-storage capabilities and international markets. We are building the city into our global financing headquarters and the platform through which international capital can access high-quality energy transition assets worldwide – drawing on its capital markets, professional expertise and connectivity to the GBA. This mission demonstrates how that ecosystem can connect directly with UK and European partners, capital and policymakers to turn shared ambition into lasting partnerships.”
      
     InvestHK remains at the forefront of cementing Hong Kong’s status as Asia’s pre-eminent hub for green technology and sustainable finance. By driving targeted initiatives like the Energy and Sustainability Mission, the department acts as a critical catalyst, connecting UK clean tech innovators, investors, and research institutions into Hong Kong’s dynamic ecosystem, while empowering Mainland and local enterprises to scale globally. Backed by a robust financial architecture, world-class universities for R&Ds and professional services, and seamless connectivity to the US$2 trillion GBA and broader Asian markets, Hong Kong continues to reinforce its position as a unique launch pad for cross-border sustainability collaboration and commercial growth.
Issued at HKT 17:05

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CCIDA leads industry delegation to participate in Annecy International Animation Film Festival and Market 2026 in France  
     The industry delegation comprises six local animation companies (eMotionLAB LTD, Fanflare Creative Limited, Newgen Creativity Limited, Point Five Creations, Queenkong Land ACG Co Ltd, and Taproot Studio Limited), which developed their respective animation projects under the CCIDA-sponsored 3rd Future Animation – AI-Assisted Animation Production Support Scheme organised by the Hong Kong Digital Entertainment Association. With the assistance of artificial intelligence in the creation process, ideas are turned into high-quality animation and entertainment intellectual properties. The Hong Kong Pavilion features these six Hong Kong original animation projects, showcasing the creativity of Hong Kong productions to the international market to explore global business opportunities.
 
     Speaking at the opening ceremony of the Hong Kong Pavilion on June 23, Assistant Commissioner for Cultural and Creative Industries Miss Yvonne Ip remarked that CCIDA will continue to provide robust support to the creative industries through related animation production support initiatives, assisting creative talent to reach international markets, thereby reinforcing Hong Kong’s position as a creative hub in Asia. In addition, the Hong Kong Pavilion this year is supported by the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in Brussels, and its Deputy Representative Mr Kasper Ng also attended the opening ceremony.
 
     To further assist participating companies in seizing opportunities for international exposure, the Hong Kong Partner Pitches was also organised on the same day. The session enabled participating creators to showcase to overseas counterparts and investors the Hong Kong animation industry’s excellence in the application of innovative technologies, compelling visual storytelling, and distinctive cultural flair. The creators also conducted business meetings with international peers to explore collaboration.
 
     The Annecy International Animation Film Festival is one of the most prestigious international animation film festivals, while its Annecy International Animation Film Market is also a prominent annual business-oriented exhibition. For more information about the Festival and the Market as well as the Hong Kong Pavilion, please visit www.annecyfestival.com/enIssued at HKT 17:35

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