FS Continues Luxembourg Visit

Financial Secretary Paul Chan continued his visit to Luxembourg yesterday by attending the Annual Meeting of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) and meeting financial officials.

In the morning, Mr Chan attended the opening ceremony of the AIIB meeting and met Luxembourg Prime Minister Xavier Bettel.

Mr Chan also met the UK's Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond to discuss how the two places can bolster co-operation on green finance and fintech.

In the afternoon, Mr Chan attended a closed-door roundtable discussion of the AIIB meeting and met State Secretary at the Federal Ministry of Finance of Germany Jorg Kukies.

They discussed the development of the banking industry and financial markets of both places.

Later, Mr Chan visited the Luxembourg House of Financial Technology, which offers a fintech incubation and co-working platform.

Along with over 100 fintech entrepreneurs, angel investors and executives, Mr Chan joined a networking event there and introduced the latest fintech developments in Hong Kong.

He also attended the AIIB meeting’s gala dinner.