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news Scmp World 2026-05-19

Hong Kong Finance Chief Courts French Wealth Managers on European Tour

Hong Kong's Financial Secretary Paul Chan has begun a European tour in France to attract global capital and bolster the city's status as a financial hub. He met with French financial representatives and China's ambassador to France.


Hong Kong’s finance chief has begun a five-day European tour, starting in France, as part of the city’s latest push to attract global capital and reinforce its status as an international financial hub. Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po arrived in Paris on Monday, where he met representatives of the Association Francaise de la Gestion Financiere (AFG) and Paris-based think tank Asia Centre, sources told the South China Morning Post. He also called on China’s ambassador to France and Monaco,...

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