Paul Chan to attend AIIB annual meeting in Qatar
RTHK · 2 SOURCESabout 3 hours ago4 MIN
Summary
Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po (陳茂波) left late at night for Qatar to attend the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank’s 11th Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors in Doha. The meeting’s theme this year is “Infrastructure for Tomorrow: Impact and Innovation,” and Chan is due to join several sessions, including the formal governors’ meeting. He will also deliver a keynote speech at a thematic session on digital public infrastructure and meet other AIIB governors as well as local and international business and political leaders. Chan is scheduled to return to Hong Kong on September 29, while Deputy Financial Secretary Michael Wong Wai-lun (黃偉綸) will serve as acting financial secretary during his absence.
Key Points
- Chan departed late at night for Qatar to take part in the AIIB’s 11th Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors in Doha
- This year’s annual meeting is being held under the theme “Infrastructure for Tomorrow: Impact and Innovation.”
- Chan will attend multiple meetings there, including the formal meeting of the AIIB Board of Governors.
- He is scheduled to give a keynote speech during a session focused on digital public infrastructure.
- Chan will return to Hong Kong on September 29, with Michael Wong acting as financial secretary while he is away.
Why It Matters
The trip places Hong Kong’s finance chief in a multilateral infrastructure forum where he will engage both AIIB counterparts and wider political and business leaders. His keynote on digital public infrastructure also gives Hong Kong a platform to present its views in discussions linking finance, innovation and future infrastructure development.