HKSAR Chief Executive Lee said the APEC finance ministers’ meeting, held in Hong
Kong for the first time and convening this afternoon (20th), is organized by
China’s Ministry of Finance and hosted by the HKSAR government. He thanked the
central government for its trust and for reaffirming Hong Kong’s status as an
international financial centre, and said the meeting — the final ministerial
session ahead of next month’s APEC leaders’ informal summit in Shenzhen — is a
high-level opportunity for Hong Kong to leverage its financial expertise,
present its economic and social development, and promote its role as a Greater
Bay Area hub linking national and international opportunities.