Secretary for Financial Services & the Treasury Christopher Hui will depart for Beijing tomorrow to attend the Annual Conference of the Financial Street Forum 2024, before returning to Hong Kong the following day.

More than 500 guests from over 30 countries and regions worldwide will take part in the conference, which is being held from today until Sunday, to exchange views on current economic and financial hot topics.

Mr Hui will deliver a keynote speech at the main forum on empowering industries through financial support to drive high-quality development.

Founded in 2012, the annual Financial Street Forum has been enhanced as a national, global and professional forum since 2020.

This year’s conference is jointly hosted by the Beijing Municipal People's Government, the People's Bank of China, the National Financial Regulatory Administration, the China Securities Regulatory Commission, Xinhua News Agency and the State Administration of Foreign Exchange.

During Mr Hui’s absence, Under Secretary for Financial Services & the Treasury Joseph Chan will be Acting Secretary.