Hong Kong FinTech Week Opens as John Lee Unveils Five-Year Plan; HK$70 Billion in Investments from Firms Setting Up or Expanding This Year

Hong Kong FinTech Week opened on November 2 at the Convention and Exhibition Centre in Wan Chai, with Chief Executive John Lee unveiling the administration's first five-year plan for fintech, aimed at leveraging the city's unique advantages and deepening integration with national development. He said firms establishing or expanding operations in Hong Kong this year have brought more than HK$70 billion in investments, and that Hong Kong will continue to help companies scale into mainland and international markets. On the Northern Metropolis, he reiterated the pattern of finance in the south and innovation and technology in the north. (Photo: file image of a previous Hong Kong FinTech Week venue.)

HKMA: tokenisation has moved beyond the sandbox; cross-sector panel to test AI agents

Hong Kong Monetary Authority Chief Executive Eddie Yue told the conference that tokenisation has moved beyond sandbox trials into real-world use, and that the HKMA will create a cross-sector expert panel to test AI agent applications and interoperability.

SFC: 17 tokenised funds and bonds authorised, about US$1.3 billion, up 34% year on year

Securities and Futures Commission Chief Executive Julia Leung said 17 tokenised public funds and bonds have been authorised, with an aggregate volume of about US$1.3 billion, up 34 per cent year on year.

Scale: about 1,000 leaders, 800 exhibitors, more than 30 delegations

Organisers said this year's event gathers around 1,000 government, finance and technology leaders from more than 100 countries and regions, roughly 800 exhibitors and start-ups, and more than 30 delegations, with the main forum running ten specialist streams covering policy and vision, artificial intelligence and frontier technologies. On the same day, HSBC also announced at the event that it will open an AI institute in Hong Kong in the first quarter of 2027 (covered separately on this site the same day).

Sources: Dimsum Daily (2026-11-02), Reuters (2026-11-02), Hong Kong Monetary Authority, HKMA Chief Executive Eddie Yue, SFC Chief Executive Julia Leung.