Hong Kong and UAE to explore new collaboration opportunities

Hong Kong and UAE to explore new collaboration opportunities

Both sides will focus on finance, technology and sustainability

Algernon Yau Ying Wah, Hong Kong’s Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development; Nicolas Aguzin, Chief Executive Officer, Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Ltd; Dr Sunny Chai, Chairman, Federation of Hong Kong Industries and Chairman, Hong Kong Science & Technology Parks Corporation; Horace Cheung Kwok Kwan, Hong Kong’s Deputy Secretary for Justice; and Hussain Al Mahmoudi, Chief Executive Officer, Sharjah Research, Technology & Innovation Park (SRTIP); and Faisal Juma Khalfan Belhoul, Vice-Chairman, Dubai International Chamber at a panel discussion on Thursday. — Supplied photos

Published: Thu 9 Feb 2023, 9:46 PM

Hong Kong and the UAE have decided to explore new collaboration opportunities with a key focus on finance, technology and sustainability.

A delegation of business leaders from the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), led by the city’s chief executive and principal officials and organised by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), is in the UAE this week to strengthen existing business ties and develop new areas of collaboration in technology, sustainability, smart city development in addition to traditional sectors of finance and trade.

With Hong Kong’s unrivalled access to China and Asia and the UAE’s role as a gateway to the GCC and European