In its 13th Five Year Plan, the Chinese government reaffirmed its determination to move towards greater renminbi (RMB) capital account convertibility and pledge to pursuing the Belt and Road Initiative. Driven by the growing importance of the China market, Hong Kong will not only serve as the largest centre for offshore RMB business, but would further reinforce its role as a springboard for Chinese companies expanding overseas, and for overseas corporations to enter the Mainland market. The most recent establishment of the Infrastructure Financing Facilitation Office in Hong Kong will also provide a useful springboard for corporations to conduct infrastructure investment and financing along the Belt and Road region.

Hong Kong as the leading international financial centre offers a major investment and financing platform and a deep capital market with a plethora of services to facilitate these new developments. A panel of experts from the financial sectors will give us an update on the latest China opportunities and discuss how German corporates and financial institutions can make use of Hong Kong to access the growing opportunities on the Mainland and explore investments and financing of infrastructure projects along the Belt and Road region.

Panel Chair:

Mr Norman T.L. Chan, GBS, JP
Chief Executive, Hong Kong Monetary Authority

Speakers:

Mr Steve Gross
Senior Managing Director, Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets

Mr Benjamin Hung, BBS, JP
Regional Chief Executive Officer, Greater China and North Asia, Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Limited

Ms Gerrit Schneider
Chief Financial Officer Global Growth Europe, Manager Investor Relations, General Electric

Mr Li Jiuzhong
Executive Director and Chief Risk Officer, Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited