AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoTourism and Events: Hong Kong will expand mega-events and convention capacity to attract higher-spending visitors. Visitor arrivals rose 11.8% year on year in October, and planned venue projects are set to increase large-scale exhibition space by more than 40% by 2028. Fintech: As FinTech Week opens, the sector is shifting from pilots to commercially viable products, with security and regulation in sharper focus. Hong Kong has more than 1,400 fintech firms, while InvestHK says expected first-year investment reached HK$70 billion in the first nine months of 2026. Trade and Connectivity: Shenzhen Bay Port recorded 50 million passenger trips this year, reflecting growing cross-border travel in the Greater Bay Area. Hong Kong’s optical fair also drew 12,000 buyers from 101 markets. Green Technology: HKUST researchers developed a low-cost solid-state cooling structure that withstood more than 100 million test cycles, a potential step toward more durable commercial cooling systems.
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