Published: 11:18, October 23, 2025 | Updated: 15:14, October 23, 2025
GBA conference: Driving new frontiers in cooperation
By Wang Zhan
(First row from left) Stephen Law, member of the National Committee of the CPPCC; Huang Jingrui, spokesperson and press counselor of the Office of the Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region; Lin Nan, deputy director-general, Department of Publicity, Cultural and Sports Affairs, Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the HKSAR; Leung Chun-ying, vice-chairman of the National Committee of the CPPCC; Zhou Li, deputy editor-in-chief of China Daily Group, publisher and editor-in-chief of China Daily Hong Kong and chairman of Asia Leadership Roundtable; Peter Kung, member of the National Committee of the CPPCC; Bella Chhoa, director of asset management, Sino Group; pose for a photo with other discussants during the opening ceremony at the Greater Bay Area Conference 2025 on Oct 23, 2025. (ANDY CHONG / CHINA DAILY)
HONG KONG — The Greater Bay Area Conference 2025 is taking place on Thursday at the Conrad Hong Kong under the theme “Financial Connectivity, Nurturing Talent, Building Cultural Bridges.”
The conference featured keynote addresses by policymakers, business executives, and renowned scholars, and included two panel discussions focusing on cross-border financial connectivity and talent development.
The event was co-organized by China Daily and the Hong Kong Coalition.
China Daily's Edmond Tang, Parker Zheng, and Andy Chong took the photos on Thursday.
Leung Chun-ying, vice-chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, speaks at the Greater Bay Area Conference 2025 on Oct 23, 2025. (ANDY CHONG / CHINA DAILY)Horace Cheung Kwok-kwan, deputy secretary for Justice of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, delivers the keynote address at a panel discussion on "Innovative Finance Connectivity — Hong Kong Driving New Frontiers in Cross border Cooperation" at the Greater Bay Area Conference 2025 at Conrad Hong Kong, Oct 23, 2025. (EDMOND TANG / CHINA DAILY)(From left) Moderator Kai-Lung Hui, acting dean, Elman Family professor of business; chair professor, Department of Information Systems, Business Statistics, and Operations Management, School of Business and Management, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology; Deng Chao, CEO, HashKey Capital; Stephen Law, member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, and Roden Tong, president of The Law Society of Hong Kong, speak at the "Panel Discussion I: Innovative Finance Connectivity — Hong Kong Driving New Frontiers in Cross border Cooperation" at the Greater Bay Area Conference 2025 at Conrad Hong Kong, Oct 23, 2025. (EDMOND TANG / CHINA DAILY)Zhou Li (center), deputy editor-in-chief of China Daily Group, publisher and editor-in-chief of China Daily Hong Kong and chairman of Asia Leadership Roundtable, poses with guest speakers at the Greater Bay Area Conference 2025 at Conrad Hong Kong, Oct 23, 2025. (EDMOND TANG / CHINA DAILY)Horace Cheung Kwok-kwan, deputy secretary for Justice of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, delivers the keynote address at a panel discussion on "Innovative Finance Connectivity — Hong Kong Driving New Frontiers in Cross border Cooperation" at the Greater Bay Area Conference 2025 at Conrad Hong Kong, Oct 23, 2025. (EDMOND TANG / CHINA DAILY)Horace Cheung Kwok-kwan (left), deputy secretary for Justice of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region; and Zhou Li, deputy editor-in-chief of China Daily Group, publisher and editor-in-chief of China Daily Hong Kong and chairman of Asia Leadership Roundtable; are seen at the Greater Bay Area Conference 2025 at Conrad Hong Kong, Oct 23, 2025. (EDMOND TANG / CHINA DAILY)Guests are seen at a panel discussion on "Talent Development — The Engine of the Innovation Ecosystem" at the Greater Bay Area Conference 2025 at Conrad Hong Kong, Oct 23, 2025. (ANDY CHONG / CHINA DAILY)Guests visit the Yunnan promotion booth during the Greater Bay Area Conference 2025 at Conrad Hong Kong, Oct 23, 2025. (PARKER ZHENG / CHINA DAILY)
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