Hong Kong Green Week to Showcase Leadership in Sustainable Finance and Climate Innovation

InvestHK and Hong Kong Green Finance Association join hands to promote green and sustainable finance

​Invest Hong Kong (InvestHK) and the Hong Kong Green Finance Association (HKGFA) today (August 29) announced their collaboration to promote green and sustainable finance in the lead up to Hong Kong Green Week, taking place September 8 to 12. Kicking off with the HKGFA's 8th Annual Forum on September 8, the week will spotlight Hong Kong's leadership in green technology, green fintech, and climate innovation, reinforcing its pivotal role in accelerating Asia's low-carbon transition.

Hong Kong Green Week will highlight Hong Kong's strategic priorities and achievements in sustainability, including its policy roadmap, robust regulatory framework and commitment to international collaboration. The joint efforts of InvestHK and the HKGFA aim to channel capital into high-impact green projects, catalyse new solutions for transition finance, and support capacity building in developing countries and emerging markets.

The Global Head of Financial Services, FinTech & Sustainability at InvestHK, Mr King Leung, said, "Hong Kong will further solidify its position as a launch pad for green and sustainable capital during the upcoming Hong Kong Green Week. Supported by a robust financial system meeting international standards, world-class infrastructure, and a globally aligned taxonomy, we channeled capital into transformative green projects across regions and industries. Our collaboration with the HKGFA ignited a powerful wave of cross-sector partnerships, advancing sustainability goals."

The Chairman and President of the HKGFA, Dr Ma Jun, added, "Hong Kong demonstrated its pivotal role in advancing Asia's climate leadership, particularly amid the context of the United States' withdrawal from the Paris Agreement. Hong Kong Green Week is set to showcase our capabilities to host regional platforms and dialogues, fostering policy consensus, facilitating innovative cross-border transactions, and driving capacity building in emerging markets."

HKGFA Executive Vice President Ms Tracy Wong Harris said, “Transition finance is paving the way for corporates to accelerate decarbonisation while maintaining sustainable growth. Through initiatives like the HKGFA's Transition Planning Knowledge Repository, we are empowering the market with purpose-built tools and insights to develop credible transition strategies aligned with ambitious climate targets. By integrating climate and nature considerations into policy, Hong Kong is further advancing its financial infrastructure and climate risk management system to help the real economy to transition to net-zero."

HKGFA Executive Vice President Ms Chaoni Huang said, "Robust global connectivity and regional collaboration on expanding leading frameworks such as the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) are essential to advancing sustainable finance. As a co-convenor of the TNFD in Hong Kong, the HKGFA is at the forefront of building capacity and fostering crucial dialogue to integrate nature-related risks into financial decision-making. By working alongside our members and partners globally, the HKGFA will continue to enhance the ecosystem's capacity to assess and manage nature-related risks and opportunities, bridging global sustainability standards with regional and local implementation."

InvestHK and the HKGFA hosted a media briefing today to share insights into Hong Kong's green and sustainable finance landscape and its central role in accelerating Asia's climate transition. The briefing also provided a preview of the highly anticipated Hong Kong Green Week, with the HKGFA's 8th Annual Forum launching the event. Speakers highlighted the importance of cross-agency coordination, policy innovation, and capacity building, alongside key initiatives. Case studies underscored the city's growing impact in climate-focused investment and regional collaboration.

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InvestHK and Hong Kong Green Finance Association join hands to promote green and sustainable finance Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

Police National Security Department arrests one man

The National Security Department of the Hong Kong Police Force (NSD) took enforcement actions in Sheung Shui today (December 6) and arrested a 71-year-old local man, for being suspected of "prejudicing of investigation of offences endangering national security" and "doing an act that has a seditious intention with a seditious intention" in contravention of Section 88 and 24 of the Safeguarding National Security Ordinance respectively.

Investigation revealed that the arrested man was suspected of disclosing details of a case endangering national security, after assisting with the investigation conducted earlier by NSD officers. He was also suspected of publishing multiple videos with seditious intention online, with content provoking hatred towards the Central Authorities, the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and the Judiciary.

The man is being detained for further enquiries.

Police took law enforcement actions based on evidence and in accordance with the actual circumstances, and applied Section 88 of the Safeguarding National Security Ordinance for the first time. The article stipulated that if a person knows or suspects that an investigation of an offence endangering national security is being conducted, the person with intent to prejudice the investigation; or being reckless as to whether the investigation will be prejudiced, without reasonable excuse or lawful authority, makes any disclosure; or the person knowing or suspecting that any material is likely to be relevant to the investigation; and with intent to conceal the facts disclosed by the material from persons conducting the investigation, without reasonable excuse, falsifies, conceals, destroys or otherwise disposes of the material, or causes or permits the material to be falsified, concealed, destroyed or otherwise disposed of, commits an offence. Offenders shall be liable to imprisonment for seven years upon conviction.

Police remind members of the public that "doing an act that has a seditious intention with a seditious intention" is also a serious offence. Offenders shall be liable to imprisonment for seven years on first conviction.

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