The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region is committed to contributing "Hong Kong's strength" to the regional and global green transition, leveraging its advantages in green finance and green technology, Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po said on Sunday.

Speaking at the China Development Forum 2026 in Beijing, Chan said Hong Kong will consolidate and enhance its role as a regional green finance hub.

“This includes maintaining its leading position in green and sustainable debt and integrating blockchain technology with green finance to attract more green capital,” Chan said at a thematic symposium titled "Global Green, Low-carbon Transition and Sustainable Development".

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Chan said Hong Kong will proactively develop innovative financial instruments to channel greater funding into green projects.

These include infrastructure securitization to mobilize global capital for renewable energy and other green infrastructure, and the issuance of catastrophe bonds to transfer major natural-disaster risks to the capital market, he said.

Hong Kong will also further foster a vibrant green technology ecosystem and step up investment in frontier green technologies, including through the deployment of "patient capital", he added.

Chan also said that the SAR will also support Chinese mainland green technologies in expanding into overseas markets.

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While some countries have withdrawn from international cooperation frameworks, the momentum of the green transition continues to advance, he said.

Investment in clean energy exceeded $2.2 trillion by 2025, accounting for about two-thirds of global energy investment, with the mainland contributing about one-third, he added.

Chan said estimates project that, by 2050, climate change could cause annual losses of up to $38 trillion to agriculture, infrastructure and productivity. To achieve the goals of the Paris Agreement, the world still faces an annual funding gap of more than $4.4 trillion.

On Sunday afternoon, Chan called on Minister of Finance Lan Fo'an and they had in-depth exchanges on the 15th Five-Year Plan, the national and global economic outlook and fiscal policies, and strengthening cooperation between the mainland and the SAR.

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Secretary for the Financial Services and the Treasury Christopher Hui Ching-yu and Chairman of the Securities and Futures Commission Kelvin Wong Tin-yau also attended the meeting.

Chan will continue his program in Beijing on Monday morning and depart for Hong Kong in the afternoon.