After almost three years of isolation, Hong Kong has opened its doors to the biggest names in international finance. The intention to restore the image of the city as an international financial center, ideally placed to play the role of intermediary between mainland China and the West.
With our correspondent in Hong Kong, Florence de Changy
Goldman Sachs, Blackrock, Morgan Stanley, HSBC and many others: the fine flower of Wall Street and the City were welcomed with open arms in Hong Kong, the time of a gala dinner which took place on Tuesday evening in the new M+ contemporary art museum and a global finance summit this Wednesday. The theme of the summit, Navigating through uncertainty could not have been better chosen as Typhoon Nalgae nearly canceled the event.
For Hong Kong’s new chief executive, former police officer John Leein office for four months, it is first and foremost a question of making people forget the past: the riots, the virulent takeover by Beijing, the pandemic : “ Look at Hong Kong, and let me tell you: the worst is behind us. This is the moment you’ve been waiting for to seize the opportunity, here and now. Don’t miss it ! And be the first ! »
For this new start, Hong Kong is counting on its legendary resilience, but also on the support of China, which has confirmed that it is firmly relying on the international financial center of its special administrative region.
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