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Speech by SFST at Hong Kong FinTech Week x StartmeupHK Festival 2026 press conference (English only)

Following is the speech by the Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury, Mr Christopher Hui, at the press conference on Hong Kong FinTech Week x StartmeupHK Festival 2026 today (October 23): Alpha (Director-General of Investment Promotion, Ms Alpha Lau), ladies and gentlemen, Good morning and thank you for joining us today. In about a week's time, Hong Kong will once again welcome innovators, entrepreneurs, investors, corporates and policymakers from around the world for Hong Kong FinTech Week x StartmeupHK Festival 2026. I have had the privilege of witnessing this premier gathering transform into a global powerhouse for innovation over the years. Entering its 11th edition this year, the event reaches another milestone. We are delighted to welcome over 45 000 executives, more than 1 000 renowned speakers, and 800 sponsors and exhibitors from over 120 economies to join us. This is of particular significance when we just had the APEC (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation) Finance Ministers' Meeting completed in Hong Kong earlier this week, and one of the key discussion areas at the meeting exactly falls on digital infrastructure financing. In tandem with Hong Kong's First Five-

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