The Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in Jakarta (HKETO Jakarta), the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) and Invest Hong Kong (InvestHK) participated in the China Conference: Southeast Asia 2026 organised by the South China Morning Post in Jakarta, Indonesia, today (February 11) to promote Hong Kong's advantages under the "go global" and Economic and Trade Express (ETE) platforms, as well as to support Hong Kong media in expanding their network beyond Hong Kong.

     The 2025 Policy Address announced the establishment of a one-stop platform, the Task Force on Supporting Mainland Enterprises in Going Global, to better support Chinese Mainland enterprises in going global. The ETE functional platform was also set up by joining the efforts of economic and trade offices, the HKTDC and InvestHK to assist Hong Kong enterprises in exploring overseas opportunities.

     The Director-General of the HKETO Jakarta, Miss Libera Cheng, attended the Conference's Breakfast Briefing themed "Doing Business in Indonesia" and delivered opening remarks. In her speech, Miss Cheng said that under the "one country, two systems" principle, Hong Kong serves as a "super connector" linking the Chinese Mainland and the rest of the world.

     "Hong Kong attracts global capital and top talent and boasts a highly internationalised business environment, world-class professional services, a common law system aligned with global financial centres, and extensive logistics and infrastructure networks. These core strengths make Hong Kong the best platform for Chinese Mainland enterprises to go global, and the first choice for both Mainland and overseas companies seeking to expand their businesses," she said.

     During the Briefing, representatives from the HKTDC and InvestHK spoke at the thematic session "Expanding into Indonesia - Leveraging Hong Kong as a Gateway to ASEAN's Largest Market" and shared insights on leveraging Hong Kong's one-stop platform and connectivity to access Indonesia and the broader Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) market. The InvestHK representative also briefed the participants on Hong Kong's low tax regime, a range of enterprise support measures, and how the agency assists new businesses to establish operations in Hong Kong and venture into other markets.

     The Breakfast Briefing was attended by around 60 business leaders from various industries, including financial services, banking, chambers of commerce, and professional organisations from Indonesia, the Chinese Mainland and other ASEAN economies.

Ends/Wednesday, February 11, 2026
Issued at HKT 17:12

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