Invest Hong Kong (InvestHK) today (September 7) participated in Two-Way Cross-Border Investment Promotion Exchange and High-Quality International Development Matchmaking Session for Going-Global Enterprises hosted by the Ministry of Commerce, hung on the eve of the opening of the 26th China International Fair for Investment and Trade (CIFIT) in Xiamen, Fujian Province. In the afternoon, InvestHK, together with the Department of Commerce of Fujian Province and other departments, collectively arranged the Fujian business going international and Fujian-Hong Kong financial and trade promo and exchange workshop. The occasions motivated Fujian business to utilize Hong Kong’s benefits as a perfect platform for Mainland business to go worldwide, and to take advantage of Hong Kong totally to accomplish premium worldwide advancement under the nationwide Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and the Fujian-Hong Kong financial and trade co-operation system.

The nationwide 15th Five-Year Plan clearly supports Hong Kong in leveraging its strengths in expert services to help business in going worldwide, offering complete play to Hong Kong’s special benefits of taking pleasure in the strong assistance of the motherland while being carefully linked to the world. In October 2025, the Ministry of Commerce and other main authorities provided the “Guiding Opinions on Further Improving the Overseas Comprehensive Service System”which sets out how the benefits of Hong Kong and Macao in cross-border financial investment and trade, financing and legal services will be utilized to collectively reinforce the capability to serve business going international. In February this year, the Ministry of Commerce and the Hong Kong Commerce and Economic Development Bureau of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government signed the Memorandum of Understanding on enhancing co-operation and exchange in the arrangement of thorough abroad services, supplying strong high-level policy assistance for the Task Force on Supporting Mainland Enterprises in Going Global (GoGlobal Task Force).

Held under the style “Connecting the World through Hong Kong”the early morning promo and exchange workshop and organization matching session was collectively arranged by the Ministry of Commerce, the Investment Promotion Agency of the Ministry of Commerce, InvestHK, the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in Guangdong (GDETO), and the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC). Throughout the policy analysis of the workshop, Deputy Director-General of the Department of Foreign Investment Administration of the Ministry of Commerce Mr Wu Di discussed the policies associating with “bringing in” and “going global”while Associate Director-General of InvestHK Ms Loretta Lee laid out Hong Kong’s policies for financial investment promo.

Ms Lee stated, “Under the ‘one country, two systems’ framework, Hong Kong, as an international financial centre, boasts a world-leading capital market that offers convenient and diversified financing channels. It is also deeply integrated with the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, where complementary strengths facilitate global supply chain management for enterprises. Hong Kong is now actively developing the Northern Metropolis to build a world-class innovation and technology hub. Hong Kong is not only a ‘super connector’ but also a ‘super value-adder’ that creates tangible value for enterprises. InvestHK serves as one of the core members of the GoGlobal Task Force, which is steered by the Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development, providing one-stop, tailored support for enterprises establishing a presence in Hong Kong.”

In the afternoon, the Fujian Provincial Department of Commerce and the Xiamen Municipal Bureau of Commerce, together with members of the GoGlobal Task Force, consisting of InvestHK, the GDETO, and the HKTDC, collectively arranged the Fujian-Hong Kong Joining Hands for Win-Win Development Seminar and Fujian Enterprises Going Global and Fujian-Hong Kong Economic and Trade Promotion Exchange Seminar. The occasion was participated in and supported by Second-level Inspector of the International Cooperation Department, Ministry of Commerce Ms Yang Hao and Deputy Director-General of the Fujian Provincial Department of Commerce Mr Lin Bendong.

In his welcome remarks at the workshop, the Director of the GDETO, Mr Anthony Li, stated, “Exchanges and co-operation between Fujian and Hong Kong enjoy natural advantages and deep-rooted ties. Hong Kong has long been Fujian’s largest source of foreign investment, as well as a bridgehead for Fujian enterprises going global. Hong Kong can serve as a ‘home port’ platform for enterprises going global, helping them guard against risks and operate in compliance throughout the process, while pooling global capital and opening up business opportunities worldwide. Through the trio of the overseas Hong Kong Economic and Trade Offices, InvestHK and the HKTDC, the GoGlobal Task Force builds bridges for Mainland enterprises in overseas markets and helps them find overseas partners. In early June, the Chief Executive led a delegation to two Central Asian countries. Among the Mainland enterprise representatives on the mission were two Fujian enterprises, which were successfully connected with the Central Asian market, helping them tap new markets under the BRI.”

The afternoon’s promo and exchange workshop concluded with a panel conversation moderated by Deputy Director of the GDETO and the Head of Business and Talent Attraction/Investment Promotion of InvestHK Guangzhou Office, Ms Helen Yip. Agents from the HKTDC, Hong Kong monetary and attorney providers, and an agent from a Mainland business utilizing Hong Kong to go worldwide, shared views on how Hong Kong’s benefits can empower Fujian business to broaden into abroad markets.