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Can Hong Kong keep its financial crown?

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A tale of two cities: can Shanghai challenge Hong Kong’s offshore finance crown?

Shanghai is seeking to expand its offshore finance business under a new action plan backed by Beijing. Photo: Getty Images

Pan Gongsheng unveiled a series of measures to support Shanghai’s offshore finance ambitions at the Lujiazui Forum on June 17. Photo: Reuters

The yuan remains at the centre of an emerging competition between Shanghai and Hong Kong for offshore financial business. Photo: Shutterstock

Beijing is accelerating Shanghai’s offshore finance ambitions, raising questions over whether Hong Kong’s long-held edge can endure.


IPO Connect pitched as Hong Kong’s next move to boost finance hub role. But hurdles loom

Calls for an IPO Connect have resurfaced at a delicate time for Hong Kong, which views finance as a pillar industry to demonstrate resilience in a geopolitically complex world. Photo: Sam Tsang

Shanghai and Hong Kong have been urged by Beijing to join hands and pursue synergy. Photo: AFP

One of the biggest challenges for an IPO Connect is how to avoid draining liquidity from existing markets, according to analysts. Photo: Jelly Tse

Calls grow to further expand Hong Kong’s connect scheme with mainland China markets amid drive for deeper capital flows.


As Hong Kong marks the anniversary of its handover, the city’s status as a premier global financial hub is evolving. In this miniseries, we explore the future of Hong Kong finance, from efforts to boost market liquidity to the rising competition it faces from Shanghai in the offshore yuan market.


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Can Hong Kong keep its financial crown?

As Hong Kong marks the anniversary of its handover, the city’s status as a premier global financial hub is evolving. In this miniseries, we explore the future of Hong Kong finance, from efforts to boost market liquidity to the rising competition it faces from Shanghai in the offshore yuan market.

Can Shanghai’s offshore finance push test Hong Kong’s dominance?

Beijing is accelerating Shanghai’s offshore finance ambitions, raising questions over whether Hong Kong’s long-held edge can endure.

Hong Kong’s IPO Connect push: why investors see it as the next frontier

Calls grow to further expand Hong Kong’s connect scheme with mainland China markets amid drive for deeper capital flows.