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Hong Kong hosts APEC Finance Ministers' Meeting ahead of Shenzhen summit

Hong Kong is hosting the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Finance Ministers' Meeting this week, with approximately 500 delegates attending. This marks the first time the city has hosted this event, which Beijing is leveraging to highlight Hong Kong's financial gateway status ahead of the main APEC leaders' summit in Shenzhen next month. Hong Kong has been a participant in APEC since 1991, continuing its involvement under the "one country, two systems" framework after its handover to China. AI

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Ng Kang-chung ·

    Apec in Hong Kong: what to know as 500 delegates descend on the city

    Global attention will turn to Hong Kong this week as about 500 senior officials and delegates from the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation’s 21 members gather in the city for the Apec Finance Ministers’ Meeting on Tuesday and Wednesday. It is the first time Hong Kong has hosted the…