Vice-Premier He Lifeng vows support for Hong Kong as international financial centre

South China Morning Post · Zhu Wenqian · 2026-11-03 07:59 UTC

At opening of investment summit in city, He says finance sector ‘plays an irreplaceable role in Hong Kong’s high-quality development’.

Beijing says it will introduce extra measures, as needed, to bolster Hong Kong as an international financial centre, with Vice-Premier He Lifeng pledging continued support in a speech on Tuesday.

Delivering a keynote speech at the opening of the 2026 Global Financial Leaders’ Investment Summit in Hong Kong via video link, He said finance was the most important leg of the city’s “four centres and one highland” agenda and stressed that using the advantages of the “one country, two systems” constitutional principle was key to their development.

The vice-premier urged upholding the principle of “one country” while making the most of the benefits of “two systems”.

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