Speech by FS at Swiss Business Excellence Night 2026 (English only) (with photos/video)

​Following is the speech by the Financial Secretary, Mr Paul Chan, at Swiss Business Excellence Night 2026 today (November 5): Your Excellency Mr Daniel Freihofer (Consul General of Switzerland in Hong Kong), Mr Qin Hong (Deputy Director-General of the Policy Research Department of the Office of the Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region), Ben (Co-President of the Swiss Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong Mr Benjamin Sigg), Benno (Co-President of the Swiss Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong Mr Benno Jaeggi), distinguished guests, friends of Hong Kong, ladies and gentlemen, Good evening. It is a great pleasure to join you for the third Swiss Business Excellence Night, and to help open Swiss Month 2026. Switzerland and Hong Kong enjoy a long and productive friendship. Last year, our bilateral trade reached some HK$93 billion, up around nine per cent over the previous year. Much of it is a trade in beautiful things: watches, jewellery and precious metals. The investment story is just as strong. Some 320 Swiss companies operate in Hong Kong, including 70 regional headquarters. They range from banking to insurance, pharmaceuticals and p

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