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CCG x CityUHK x Hang Seng Jointly Present Future-Ready Hong Kong Summit 2026
Global experts convene to address Hong Kong’s dual climate and ageing challenges, with new White Paper outlining a Green-Silver roadmap
16 June 2026
Mr Cheuk Wing-hing, GBS, JP, Deputy Chief Secretary for Administration of the HKSAR Government, together with Mr Andy Cheung, Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of Chinachem Group; Ms Luanne Lim, Executive Director and Chief Executive of Hang Seng Bank; and Professor the Honourable Michael Ngai, Council Chairman of City University of Hong Kong, officiate at the Future-Ready Hong Kong Summit 2026 and the launch of the white paper “Creating a Green and Silver Economy: Policy, Finance, Technology, and the Built Environment”.
Chinachem Group (CCG), City University of Hong Kong (CityUHK) and Hang Seng Bank (Hang Seng) jointly hosted the “Future-Ready Hong Kong Summit 2026: Driving a Low-Carbon Ecosystem, Inspiring the Silver Generation” last Friday at Nina Hotel Tsuen Wan West. The Summit marked a key milestone of the tripartite partnership, bringing together global experts to address, for the first time in an integrated dialogue, two of Hong Kong’s most pressing structural challenges.
The event featured an international line-up of speakers, including Nobel Laureates and leading academics, and saw the launch of a joint white paper, Creating a Green and Silver Economy: Policy, Finance, Technology, and the Built Environment, outlining a practical roadmap for Hong Kong’s future. As rising temperatures and demographic shifts converge, the need for integrated, cross-sector solutions has become increasingly urgent.
The Summit convened close to 500 participants, including Guest of Honour Mr Cheuk Wing-hing, Deputy Chief Secretary for Administration of the HKSAR Government alongside senior government representatives, business leaders, and academics from across sustainability, finance and the silver economy sectors. Through keynote sessions, panel discussions and cross-sector dialogue, the Summit explored how Hong Kong can better respond to these intersecting challenges.
Quote of Guest of Honor
Mr Cheuk Wing-hing, Deputy Chief Secretary for Administration of the HKSAR Government, said, “To achieve a low-carbon ecosystem, we are actively championing the commercialisation of green technology. To this end, the Government has injected a total of $400 million into the Green Tech Fund which, so far, has approved 39 projects and handed out grants of around $171 million. As of May 2026, a total of around HK$258 billion equivalent of green bonds, targeting global institutional or local retail investors, have been successfully issued under the Government Sustainable Bond Programme. Furthermore, as of December 2025, about 200 ESG funds were authorised by the Securities and Futures Commission, with assets under management totalling over HK$1.1 trillion. All these are striking evidence to show how Hong Kong has successfully developed into a green finance hub and contributed to the global climate agenda.”
Leadership Perspectives
Andy Cheung, Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of Chinachem Group, said, The challenges of ageing and climate change cannot be solved in isolation. They call for stronger cross-sector collaboration that brings together perspectives from the built environment, healthcare, community and beyond. Through this summit and the white paper, we connect ageing, environment and community, and turn ideas into practical, integrated solutions.”
Professor the Honourable Michael Ngai, Chairman of the Council of City University of Hong Kong, said, “This Summit is a call to action. It asks us to see ageing not as a burden, but as a spark for creativity, a catalyst for growth, and a source of wisdom to guide our society forward. Supported by the white paper launched today, may the conversations we begin here ignite real momentum towards a Hong Kong that thrives with resilience, dignity, and hope.”
Luanne Lim, Executive Director and Chief Executive of Hang Seng Bank, said, “Hong Kong has a real opportunity to lead as two megatrends converge: population ageing and climate change. Now it’s the right time to develop a people-centric roadmap that brings the green and silver agendas together. Through this tripartite partnership and the joint White Paper, we aim to identify and scale practical solutions. As a leading local bank, Hang Seng will continue to mobilise sustainable finance for greener, more resilient built environments and communities that bring generations together, advance age-friendly banking to strengthen financial inclusion, and work with cross-sector partners to turn proven ideas into city-ready initiatives.”
A Cross-Sector Model for a “Green-Silver” Future
The Summit reflects a unique collaboration across three sectors. CCG brings expertise in shaping the built environment and community spaces, CityUHK contributes academic and technological innovation, while Hang Seng Bank leads in green finance and sustainable banking, and advances financial inclusion.
Together, the partnership aims to move beyond traditionally siloed approaches, advancing a more integrated framework that links environmental transition with demographic change and social inclusion.
Beyond the on-stage discussions, the Summit also featured a series of interactive booths in the foyer, showcasing ideas and innovations from the three organisers as well as start-ups exploring solutions at the intersection of ageing and sustainability.
As a symbolic takeaway, guests received a set of traditional “five stones” (抓子), individually handcrafted by elderly artisans from Gingko House. The nostalgic toy, familiar to earlier generations in Hong Kong, embodies the spirit of intergenerational connection and purposeful ageing at the heart of the Summit.
Highlights of the Summit can be found in the Appendix. The full white paper and key findings are available at: https://tripartite-hk.com/whitepaper.html
More details about the Summit: https://tripartite-hk.com/index.html
The event featured an international line-up of speakers, including Nobel Laureates and leading academics, and saw the launch of a joint white paper, Creating a Green and Silver Economy: Policy, Finance, Technology, and the Built Environment, outlining a practical roadmap for Hong Kong’s future. As rising temperatures and demographic shifts converge, the need for integrated, cross-sector solutions has become increasingly urgent.
The Summit convened close to 500 participants, including Guest of Honour Mr Cheuk Wing-hing, Deputy Chief Secretary for Administration of the HKSAR Government alongside senior government representatives, business leaders, and academics from across sustainability, finance and the silver economy sectors. Through keynote sessions, panel discussions and cross-sector dialogue, the Summit explored how Hong Kong can better respond to these intersecting challenges.
Quote of Guest of Honor
Mr Cheuk Wing-hing, Deputy Chief Secretary for Administration of the HKSAR Government, said, “To achieve a low-carbon ecosystem, we are actively championing the commercialisation of green technology. To this end, the Government has injected a total of $400 million into the Green Tech Fund which, so far, has approved 39 projects and handed out grants of around $171 million. As of May 2026, a total of around HK$258 billion equivalent of green bonds, targeting global institutional or local retail investors, have been successfully issued under the Government Sustainable Bond Programme. Furthermore, as of December 2025, about 200 ESG funds were authorised by the Securities and Futures Commission, with assets under management totalling over HK$1.1 trillion. All these are striking evidence to show how Hong Kong has successfully developed into a green finance hub and contributed to the global climate agenda.”
Leadership Perspectives
Andy Cheung, Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of Chinachem Group, said, The challenges of ageing and climate change cannot be solved in isolation. They call for stronger cross-sector collaboration that brings together perspectives from the built environment, healthcare, community and beyond. Through this summit and the white paper, we connect ageing, environment and community, and turn ideas into practical, integrated solutions.”
Professor the Honourable Michael Ngai, Chairman of the Council of City University of Hong Kong, said, “This Summit is a call to action. It asks us to see ageing not as a burden, but as a spark for creativity, a catalyst for growth, and a source of wisdom to guide our society forward. Supported by the white paper launched today, may the conversations we begin here ignite real momentum towards a Hong Kong that thrives with resilience, dignity, and hope.”
Luanne Lim, Executive Director and Chief Executive of Hang Seng Bank, said, “Hong Kong has a real opportunity to lead as two megatrends converge: population ageing and climate change. Now it’s the right time to develop a people-centric roadmap that brings the green and silver agendas together. Through this tripartite partnership and the joint White Paper, we aim to identify and scale practical solutions. As a leading local bank, Hang Seng will continue to mobilise sustainable finance for greener, more resilient built environments and communities that bring generations together, advance age-friendly banking to strengthen financial inclusion, and work with cross-sector partners to turn proven ideas into city-ready initiatives.”
A Cross-Sector Model for a “Green-Silver” Future
The Summit reflects a unique collaboration across three sectors. CCG brings expertise in shaping the built environment and community spaces, CityUHK contributes academic and technological innovation, while Hang Seng Bank leads in green finance and sustainable banking, and advances financial inclusion.
Together, the partnership aims to move beyond traditionally siloed approaches, advancing a more integrated framework that links environmental transition with demographic change and social inclusion.
Beyond the on-stage discussions, the Summit also featured a series of interactive booths in the foyer, showcasing ideas and innovations from the three organisers as well as start-ups exploring solutions at the intersection of ageing and sustainability.
As a symbolic takeaway, guests received a set of traditional “five stones” (抓子), individually handcrafted by elderly artisans from Gingko House. The nostalgic toy, familiar to earlier generations in Hong Kong, embodies the spirit of intergenerational connection and purposeful ageing at the heart of the Summit.
Highlights of the Summit can be found in the Appendix. The full white paper and key findings are available at: https://tripartite-hk.com/whitepaper.html
More details about the Summit: https://tripartite-hk.com/index.html
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