Overview

China’s 15th Five-Year Plan (2026–2030), officially adopted in March 2026, positions Hong Kong as the premier "super-connector" to unlock international capital for the nation's high-tech and green economic transformation. By emphasising "indigenous innovation", "high-standard opening up", and the depth of the digital economy, the national blueprint directly strengthens Hong Kong's role as a global offshore Renminbi (RMB) hub, asset management centre, and risk management base. The Hong Kong SAR Government is capitalising on this framework through its targeted "Finance+" approach, explicitly aligning local policies with mainland priorities to drive cross-border financial integration.

This webinar will explore how the financial sector in Hong Kong can complement this 15th Five-Year Plan, and the role it can play in strengthening Hong Kong’s position as one of the top 3 global financial centres and to significantly scale its financial architecture to serve the real economy through its targeted "Finance+" approach.

Content

1. Under the 15th Five-Year Plan, the unique position of Hong Kong under the “One Country, Two Systems” framework and implications for the financial sector

2. Explore the green initiatives from a Hong Kong legal and regulatory standpoint to achieve the national goal of peaking carbon emissions by 2030 and the role of the financial sector

3. Explore the Hong Kong’s Finance+ approach to serving the real economy

4. Opportunities for financial institutions in Hong Kong to provide specialised green trade finance, transition finance international legal compliance and risk management solutions for enterprises in the Chinese Mainland expanding globally via the Belt and Road Initiative

5. How should legal and compliance professionals in the financial sector be adapting to this evolving global sustainability and decarbonization landscape, and possibly new green finance and sustainability product initiatives to further strengthen the financial architecture of Hong Kong and reinforce its position as a sustainable finance hub

Who should attend

Senior management including directors, ROs and MICs, corporate advisers, banking professionals, asset managers, risk managers, product specialists, sustainability officer, compliance officers.