Our Hong Kong Foundation (OHKF) held the Insight Forum, entitled “High-quality Belt and Road Development: From Regional Cooperation to Hong Kong’s Transformation and Potential”, on 16 September, inviting the keynote speaker, Dr Jonathan Choi, Chairman, The Chinese General Chamber of Commerce, Hong Kong, Chairman, Sunwah Group, and Special Counsellor, OHKF, together with Bernard Chan, Chairman, OHKF and Chairman & President, Asia Financial Holdings Limited, and Nicholas Ho, Commissioner for Belt and Road, the Government of the HKSAR, to foster productive discussions on Hong Kong’s evolving role and future development prospects within the ASEAN region and the broader Belt and Road framework.

Dr Jonathan Choi advised Hong Kong to bear in mind its irreplaceable dual roles in attracting foreign investment and going global. He believed that by leveraging the advantages of “One Country, Two System”, Hong Kong could not only collaborate with mainland Chinese enterprises but also engage in partnerships with companies worldwide. He highlighted the need to possess an overview of the whole world.

Nicholas Ho suggested Hong Kong capitalise on its strengths in the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) to function as a key link between standards. He indicated that no matter the development of the BRI or RCEP, the connectivity between regulations and standards would be a pioneer for industrial development.