(Training in Jakarta) Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Hui Ching-yu, Administrative Assistant to the Secretary Ip Sin-jing, Political Assistant to the Secretary Ip Chun-lian, Press Secretary to the Secretary Liao Xiuling, Assistant Secretary-General Ng Chi-wing, Director of the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in Jakarta Cheng Ching-man and Acting Deputy Director President He Cuiyun came to Indonesian Chinese Entrepreneur Association Club at 11:30 noon on December 11, 2024 (Wednesday). He was greeted by President Zhang Jinxiong, Supervisory Committee member Chen Bonian, Vice Presidents Lien Jiehao and Jiang Miaocheng, Vice Chairman Ong Zuhui and Xue Jingyong. A warm welcome.
Chairman Zhang Jinxiong said that for many years, Hong Kong has been an important trading partner and investment source for Indonesia. Hong Kong's investment in Indonesia reached US$6.5 billion in 2023, an increase of 17.9% compared with 2022. As of September this year, the trade volume between Indonesia and Hong Kong has reached US$6 billion this year. More and more Hong Kong investors are paying attention to Indonesia’s investment potential and regard it as an entry point into Southeast Asia.
Zhang Jinxiong said that looking to the future, we believe that the economic and trade cooperation between Indonesia and Hong Kong has a bright future and great potential. The Indonesian government has vigorously promoted the transformation of the economic structure in recent years and actively developed the digital economy, green economy and manufacturing industry, which has provided Hong Kong enterprises with unprecedented investment opportunities. At the same time, as an international financial center, Hong Kong can provide Indonesian companies with diversified financing channels and professional financial services, helping Indonesian companies to enter the international market.
We also believe that cooperation between Indonesia and Hong Kong is not only cooperation at the economic, trade and investment levels, but also exchanges and integration at the cultural and humanistic levels. Friendly exchanges and mutual understanding between the people of the two places will lay a solid foundation for cooperation between the two places.
Zhang Jinxiong further pointed out that Indonesian Chinese Entrepreneur Association will, as always, act as a bridge of communication and cooperation between the two parties, provide necessary consultation and assistance for everyone to invest and settle in Indonesia, and do a good job in promoting economic and trade cooperation and cultural exchanges between Indonesia and China. Make a positive contribution!
Finally, we sincerely wish Director Hui of the Hong Kong Treasury Bureau and his delegation a successful and fruitful visit to Indonesia! We also hope that through this visit, we can further deepen the economic and trade cooperation between Indonesia and Hong Kong and promote the prosperity and development of the two places.
Secretary Hui Ching-yu first briefly introduced the Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau of Hong Kong. He pointed out that during the visit to Indonesia, we attended a lunch seminar co-organized by the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in Jakarta, the Hong Kong-Indonesia Chamber of Commerce and Bank of China (Hong Kong) Jakarta Branch to promote Hong Kong’s competitiveness and uniqueness as a family office hub and preferred destination. Advantages. We also met and exchanged ideas with representatives from chambers of commerce, banks and the financial technology industry, as well as visited local financial institutions and financial regulators.
Xu Zhengyu said that the main purpose of establishing the Hong Kong Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau is to better serve businesses, enterprises and individual investments, including financing. The Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau of Hong Kong has long promoted the decision-making of Hong Kong as an international financial center in various aspects. The financing we have launched includes the issuance of stocks or bonds. We hope that through this exchange with entrepreneurs from the Indonesian Chinese Entrepreneur Association, we can attract more people. Many Indonesian companies are listed in Hong Kong. We welcome everyone to visit, visit, invest and start business in Hong Kong.
