Hong Kong’s Paul Chan pledges second trip to Saudi Arabia to build Mideast ties

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Hong Kong's Financial Secretary Paul Chan announced a second business delegation trip to Saudi Arabia to enhance Middle Eastern ties. The announcement occurred during the opening of LEAP East 2026, where Paul Chan also confirmed the conference's continuation in Hong Kong annually for three years.

Hong Kong’s finance chief will lead another business delegation to Saudi Arabia later this year, announcing the news as the city hosted the first overseas edition of one of the kingdom’s top technology conferences as part of efforts to boost ties with the Middle East. Speaking at the opening ceremony of LEAP East 2026 on Wednesday, Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po also announced that the conference’s Hong Kong edition would continue to be held annually for the next three years. For his second...