{
  "id": 16553676,
  "title": "HK can assist green push within the Belt and Road: CE",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/hk-can-assist-green-push-within-the-belt-and-road-ce",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-26T03:20:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "RTHK English",
    "slug": "rthk-english",
    "url": "https://news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/component/k2/1875336-20261026.htm"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Chief Executive John Lee announced on Monday that Hong Kong could play a significant role in supporting the green initiatives within the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). Speaking at the inaugural Belt and Road Green Innovation Conference in the city, Lee emphasized Hong Kong's potential to foster connections among BRI economies and leverage their strengths to promote green technologies and sustainable businesses.\n\nHighlighting Hong Kong's status as a leading green and sustainable finance hub, Lee pointed to an example where a solar energy project could bring together solar panel equipment suppliers from the Chinese mainland, a Southeast Asian developer, and Middle Eastern investors. He explained that Hong Kong could facilitate these partners by helping them secure financing, structuring their investments, arranging insurance, and managing cross-border risks.\n\nLee further elaborated that Hong Kong's contribution goes beyond merely matching capital with projects. The city's professional services ensure that projects are bankable and insurable, which is crucial for attracting global investors. He also noted that Hong Kong can bridge green technologies with markets that require them, thus playing a pivotal role in connecting the dots between green innovations and their market demands.\n\nIn the coming year, Hong Kong plans to launch a Green Technology Bridgehead Programme aimed at helping mainland and overseas green enterprises disseminate their ideas and solutions to Belt and Road markets. Lee assured that the city could assist BRI partners by providing financing, project management, and risk management services for green infrastructure and sustainable development projects.",
  "summary": "Chief Executive John Lee on Monday said Hong Kong could help enhance connections among Belt and Road economies and combine their strengths to advance the development of green technologies and sustainable businesses. Lee made the remarks at the Belt and Road Green Innovation Conference, which is being held in the SAR for the first time. He said Hong Kong, as a leading green and sustainable finance…",
  "key_points": [
    "Hong Kong's John Lee says city can support green initiatives within Belt and Road.",
    "Hong Kong to host Green Technology Bridgehead Programme next year.",
    "City's finance hub status enables facilitating cross-border green investments."
  ],
  "editors_take": "Hong Kong is positioning its professional services and financial expertise to act as a vital intermediary that makes green infrastructure projects across Belt and Road economies more bankable and insurable.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}