Hong Kong is leveraging its advantages as an international financial hub to attract more global capital amid geopolitical tensions and emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence, Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury Christopher Hui Ching-yu said on Sunday.

In a media interview, he said the special administrative region is utilizing its strengths under “one country, two systems” as enterprises, individuals and family offices diversify their investments amid changes in the world market brought about by geopolitics and new technologies.

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“On these two, I would say what we’ve done so far is to ensure Hong Kong can leverage our advantages under ‘one country, two systems’ and to ensure that we continue to be a relevant, trusted, stable and safe investment hub for all these capital that are willing and ready to put into Hong Kong,” he said.

The financial services chief said Hong Kong should also diversify its portfolio in terms of service offerings for investors. “That’s why this government has been embarking on an initiative to develop Hong Kong as an international gold trading center, with the clearing system now in pilot operation.”

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The SAR, Hui said, is also pursuing an electronic fixed income and currency trading platform between the China Foreign Exchange Trade System and Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing. “So, all these are part and parcel of our overall strategy to continue enhancing our role as an international financial center and to make Hong Kong continuously relevant in this changing era.”

According to the Securities and Futures Commission’s 2025 Asset and Wealth Management Activities Survey released last month, the level of assets under management in the city last year jumped 20 percent year-on-year to a record high of HK$42.2 trillion ($5.4 trillion).

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The figure has surpassed the previous peak of HK$35.5 trillion in 2021, partly driven by a net fund inflow surge of 193 percent year-on-year to HK$2.1 trillion, marking a third consecutive year of growth.