InvestHK Chief Concludes Trip to Central Asia, Highlights Strong Partnership Momentum

Following a recent trip to three Central Asian nations, Alpha Lau Hai-suen, Director-General of Investment Promotion for Invest Hong Kong, described the region-key node to the Belt and Road Initiative-as generating strong "cooperative momentum" with the city, The Caspian Post informs via The Standard.

In a social media post on Sunday (Oct 26), Lau stated that Hong Kong's strategic value is clearly reflected in the development blueprints of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan.

"As an international financial center, Hong Kong provides diversified financing channels to power Central Asian infrastructure and resource development, along with the city's professional services ecosystem," Lau stated.

Lau mentioned her meetings with senior government officials, financial regulators, stock exchanges, chambers of commerce, state-owned investment companies, and business leaders from the three countries to explore cooperation in financial services, capital market connections, and technological innovation.

She also gained insights into the local investment environment and identified business opportunities for introducing more mainland enterprises, aiming for both inward and outward investment to help them "go global."

Additionally, she confirmed that InvestHK will continue to explore business opportunities, anticipating that several local state-owned enterprises will establish a presence and list in the city.