UN PRE-SUMMIT HELD

The Financial Services & the Treasury Bureau (FSTB) today co-hosted with the United Nations (UN) in China the United Nations Pre-Summit of the Future Dialogue, in anticipation of the UN Summit of the Future scheduled to be held in New York on September 22 and 23.
 
The pre-summit, the first collaboration between the UN in China and the FSTB, was held at the Central Government Offices. It attracted over 50 representatives from governments, international organisations, the private sector, academia and institutional investors from Hong Kong, the Mainland, Asia and beyond.
 
Divided into three sessions, about 20 speakers at the event examined the interrelationship between climate change, public health and artificial intelligence; scaling up investment for a sustainable future; and what the UN and Hong Kong-based institutions can do to achieve investment for a sustainable future.
 
The speakers shared their insights on issues such as addressing the climate crisis through energy transition and sustainable agriculture; the role of financial institutions in global green investment; how family offices, philanthropic endeavours and impact investments can support increased Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) financing; as well as the need to accelerate global progress on SDG.
 
With September's Summit of the Future at UN Headquarters in New York just weeks away, the dialogue in Hong Kong contributes to the ongoing global momentum for this event.
 
Speaking at the pre-summit, Secretary for Financial Services & the Treasury Christopher Hui noted that the theme of today’s discussion is very important, which is about “the Future”.
 
He pointed out that the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government is working on various fronts to shape the city’s future in three key directions, namely, greener and more sustainable future, more inclusive of innovation, and more development opportunities for youth.
 
On the three key directions, Mr Hui further elaborated on how Hong Kong could contribute to a sustainable future with its strengths in channelling capital to sustainable projects, asset and wealth management, aligning sustainability disclosure with International Financial Reporting Standards- Sustainability Disclosure Standards, offering a dynamic ecosystem for fintech business, and nurturing young fintech talent.
 
In addition to the pre-summit, the UN in China and the FSTB also collaborated to host the Hong Kong Financial Services Sector Celebrating the 75th Anniversary of the Founding of the People’s Republic of China Lunch Reception, with a view to enhancing communication and unity within the sector.
 
More than 100 guests attended the reception.

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