Mr. Paul Chan Mo-po, Financial Secretary of HKSAR visits CUHK(SZ)

Mr. Paul Chan Mo-po delivers a keynote speech
Mr. Paul Chan Mo-po delivers a keynote speech
President Xu Yangsheng with Mr. Paul Chan Mo-po
President Xu Yangsheng with Mr. Paul Chan Mo-po
President Xu Yangsheng gives a welcome address
President Xu Yangsheng gives a welcome address
Mr. Paul Chan Mo-po delivers a keynote speech
Mr. Paul Chan Mo-po delivers a keynote speech
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Mr. Paul Chan Mo-po delivers a keynote speech
Mr. Paul Chan Mo-po delivers a keynote speech
President Xu Yangsheng with Mr. Paul Chan Mo-po
President Xu Yangsheng with Mr. Paul Chan Mo-po
President Xu Yangsheng gives a welcome address
President Xu Yangsheng gives a welcome address
Mr. Paul Chan Mo-po delivers a keynote speech
Mr. Paul Chan Mo-po delivers a keynote speech
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Mr. Paul Chan Mo-po, Financial Secretary of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government, visited CUHK(SZ) on 7 December, 2024. Accompanied by Professor Xu Yangsheng, President of CUHK(SZ), Mr. Chan toured campus facilities. Following this, Mr. Chan delivered a keynote speech titled “Global Economic Megatrends and Hong Kong’s New Positioning and Developments.

Shenzhen’s Vice Mayor Ms. Zhang Hua, and more than 200 faculty, student representatives and invited guests attended the event.

In his address, Mr. Chan shared three major trends in global socio-economic development: technological innovation and transformation, green and low-carbon transition, and digital development. He analysed the current state of re-globalization and regionalization, the rise of the Global South, and the geopolitical landscape.

Mr. Chan emphasised that the medium- to long-term outlook for the national economy remains positive. He highlighted Hong Kong’s advantages under the “One Country, Two Systems” framework and the solid support from the central government. The central government has endowed Hong Kong with eight international centre functions: international financial centre, international shipping centre, international trade centre, international aviation hub, international innovation and technology centre, Asia-Pacific international legal and dispute resolution services centre, regional intellectual property trading centre, and a cultural and arts exchange centre. These functions enhance Hong Kong’s ability to attract enterprises and talents.

Discussing Hong Kong’s new positioning and actions, Mr. Chan stressed the importance of mutual promotion between traditional and emerging industries. He noted the need to consolidate traditional markets while exploring emerging ones, as well as to strengthen competitive industries and develop new sectors. He particularly highlighted the importance of building on Hong Kong’s status as an international innovation and technology centre, with a focus on developing new quality productive forces in four key areas: AI and Data Science, Life and Health Technology, Fintech, and New Energy and New Materials.

He also called for accelerating the development of the Northern Metropolis and deepening innovation and technology collaboration in the Greater Bay Area, expressing optimism about the medium- to long-term development prospects for Hong Kong, the Greater Bay Area, and the nation.

During his campus tour, Mr. Chan engaged in conversations with undergraduate and postgraduate students, inquiring about their study and life experiences at CUHK(SZ). He expressed his appreciation and offered them words of encouragement.

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