Speech by SLW at Global University Presidents and Leaders Summit 2026 (English only)
Following is the speech by the Secretary for Labour and Welfare, Mr Chris Sun, at the Global University Presidents and Leaders Summit 2026 organised by the Hong Kong Association for External Friendship today (October 28): Professor Alexander Wai (President and Vice-Chancellor of Hong Kong Baptist University), Richard (Founding Vice Chairman and Board Member of the Hong Kong Association for External Friendship, Dr Richard Lee), fellow speakers, ladies and gentlemen, and students, Good afternoon. Thank you so much for having me today. Today, we are talking about demographic changes and future skills development in the Hong Kong context. I think it is no exaggeration to say Hong Kong right now is standing at a crossroads, because we are confronting two major forces altogether. The first one is the demographic shift towards an ageing society. It takes 20 more years before we reach the peak, and we are in a long process of getting old. The second, as clearly said, is the transformational technological change driven by AI. It has an impact on our economy and also our society. How we manage these two currents is going to determine our future. It is going to have a large impact on our work
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