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Vice-Premier He Lifeng vows support for Hong Kong as international financial centre

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Wenqian, Z. (2026, November 3). Vice-Premier He Lifeng vows support for Hong Kong as international financial centre. South China Morning Post. https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3373105/vice-premier-he-lifeng-vows-support-hong-kong-international-financial-centre

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South China Morning Post · collected 2026-11-03 · by Zhu Wenqian

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Vice-Premier He Lifeng of China pledged support for Hong Kong's role as an international financial center during a speech at the 2026 Global Financial Leaders’ Investment Summit in the city on Tuesday. He emphasized that finance is crucial to Hong Kong’s development and stressed the importance of leveraging the "one country, two systems" principle for growth. He also indicated Beijing's willingness to introduce additional measures as needed to strengthen Hong Kong’s position in global finance.
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At the opening of the 2026 Global Financial Leaders’ Investment Summit in Hong Kong on November 3, Vice-Premier He Lifeng pledged continued support for Hong Kong’s role as an international financial center through a video link address. He emphasized that finance is crucial to the city's development strategy known as "four centres and one highland," stressing the importance of maintaining the “one country, two systems” principle. He likened “one country” to seed capital and “two systems” to profit, advocating for protecting the stability provided by the central government while maximizing economic returns. Beijing has indicated it will introduce additional measures as necessary to bolster Hong Kong’s financial status.

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Zhu Wenqian
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Delivering a keynote speech at the opening of the 2026 Global Financial Leaders’ Investment Summit in Hong Kong via video link, He said finance was the most important leg of the city’s “four centres and one highland” agenda and stressed that using the advantages of the “one country, two systems” constitutional principle was key to their development. The vice-premier described “one country” as the “seed capital” and “two systems” as “the profit”, and said that, as any investor knew, seed capital needed to be protected before risks were taken to maximise returns.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-11-03
🔮 Beijing says it will introduce extra measures, as needed, to bolster Hong Kong as an international financial centre, with Vice-Premier He Lifeng pledging continued support in a speech on Tuesday.
2026-11-03 · South China Morning Post
Vice-Premier He Lifeng vows support for Hong Kong as international financial centre · assertive framing

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Vice-Premier He Lifeng vows support for Hong Kong as international financial centre At opening of investment summit in city, He says finance sector ‘plays an irreplaceable role in Hong Kong’s high-quality development’ asserted
sector → vow → development
Beijing says it will introduce extra measures, as needed, to bolster Hong Kong as an international financial centre, with Vice-Premier He Lifeng pledging continued support in a speech on Tuesday. asserted
Lifeng → say → Tuesday
Delivering a keynote speech at the opening of the 2026 Global Financial Leaders’ Investment Summit in Hong Kong via video link, He said finance was the most important leg of the city’s “four centres and one highland” agenda and stressed that using the advantages of the “one country, two systems” constitutional principle was key to their development. The vice-premier described “one country” as the “seed capital” and “two systems” as “the profit”, and said that, as any investor knew, seed capital needed to be protected before risks were taken to maximise returns. asserted
risks → deliver → returns
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