ポール・チャン（陳茂波）財政長官は、フランスの投資家が再び香港に好意的な関心を寄せ始めていると報告した。この変化は、同市の堅調な市場パフォーマンスと、特にドナルド・トランプ米大統領と習近平中国国家主席による最近の首脳会談を経て改善された地政学的環境に起因している。
ポール・チャン財政長官は、テロ資金供与対策に関するパリでの閣僚会議の場でこうした見解を共有した。同長官は、2年前の訪問時と比べて態度が明らかに変化していると述べ、当時はフランスの投資家たちが国際金融ハブとしての香港の将来に懐疑的であったと振り返った。
チャン長官は、この見通しの改善は、近年の市場の利益と地政学的緊張の緩和によるものだと説明した。トランプ大統領と習近平国家主席の会談は、ビジネス界にかなりの前向きな感情を生み出していると指摘した。
香港の株式市場は昨年28％上昇した。また、同市は国際通貨基金（IMF）や主要な格付け会社からも好意的な評価を受けている。香港で事業を展開する複数のフランス企業が、過去2年間で堅実な利益を報告している。
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Hong Kong Financial Secretary Paul Chan unveiled the 2026 budget on Wednesday, emphasizing investments in artificial intelligence and infrastructure while facing criticism for the absence of direct cash handouts to residents. The budget projects a surplus and includes a rare transfer from the Exchange Fund.
Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po arrived in Paris on Monday to meet French asset managers as Hong Kong seeks to attract global capital.
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Hong Kong's Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po said on Sunday that the city's economy showed resilience in the first quarter of 2026 amid volatility in equity and oil markets caused by war in the Middle East. Investors continued moving assets to the city, drawn by mainland China's steady economic growth and a large number of initial public offerings in Hong Kong. He noted the geopolitical landscape was complex and fast-changing, with uncertainty from the United States-Israel attack on Iran clouding the stock market.
Hong Kong's government investment agency, the Hong Kong Investment Corporation, will take on a bigger role in attracting commercial property investment while advancing an alliance for Chinese-developed RISC-V chips. Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po pledged additional funding to the corporation in Wednesday's budget speech. The HKIC manages HK$62 billion (US$8 billion) in government funds and has invested in more than 190 high-technology projects.
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During China's 2026 national two sessions, Hong Kong's role as the world's third-largest financial center drew attention. Australian scholar Warwick Powell discussed with Hong Kong CPPCC member Judith Yu how the city can leverage its 'super-connector' status to align with the 15th Five-Year Plan. Yu highlighted innovation, technology, and financial empowerment to boost Greater Bay Area cooperation.
Hong Kong’s leader has pledged to align the city with national strategies in China’s latest five-year plan and turn Beijing’s assigned “new positionings, functions and missions” into tangible outcomes to drive economic growth. Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu said he would lead the government in uniting society to proactively align with the 15th five-year plan, which sets China’s economic and social development targets for 2026 to 2030. His comments followed the approval of the plan’s outline by China’s top legislature.
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Hong Kong's economy expanded 5.9% year-on-year in Q1 2026, its fastest quarterly growth in nearly five years and surpassing Financial Secretary Paul Chan's forecast of over 4%. Driven by private consumption and government spending despite Middle East tensions, the advance estimate from the Census and Statistics Department exceeded the 4% rise in Q4 2025. A government spokesman highlighted a positive outlook but noted regional risks.