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HONG KONG, 17 SEPTEMBER 2025 – The Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, John Lee, delivered the 2025 Policy Address under the theme “Deepening Reforms for Our People, Leveraging Our Strengths for a Brighter Future”. The Policy Address outlines comprehensive strategies for key priorities, including the development of the Northern Metropolis, finance, trade, technology, talent, education, people’s well-being, green transition, and integration within the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA). It underscores the Hong Kong Government’s (the Government’s) resolve and capability to proactively align with national strategies during the planning year of China’s “15th Five-Year Plan”, precisely respond to local societal needs, and strategically position future industries.

HONG KONG, 8 SEPTEMBER 2025 – EY today unveiled a special edition of its Navigator report for the Belt and Road Summit 2025 in Hong Kong – Hong Kong’s role in the Belt and Road: from super-connector to value-adding partner (“the report”). As a leadership piece, the report examines Hong Kong’s key achievements and strategic transformation over the past 12 years of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). It explores how Hong Kong's role has evolved from a participant to a “value-chain enhancer” by leveraging its unique advantages under the “One Country, Two Systems” framework. Hong Kong has built an ecosystem encompassing the five pillars of the Belt and Road (B&R) ecosystem – policy, finance, industry and trade, professional services, and talent and culture. The report also analyzes the current state and potential of Hong Kong-Middle East connectivity from three dimensions: macroeconomics, tax environment and key industry opportunities.