InvestHK Boosts Mainland Green-Tech Gateway

Invest Hong Kong said on September 1 that it was stepping up efforts to position the city as a base for mainland Chinese green-technology and sustainability companies seeking overseas growth. The agency said the push would rely on Hong Kong's financing, professional services, market access and promotional support for companies expanding abroad. The move extends a broader 2026 campaign by the investment promotion body to market the city as a "go global" platform for mainland businesses. InvestHK and related government bodies have tied that pitch to sustainability, cross-border capital raising and overseas business matching. ### What exactly did InvestHK say it is offering green-tech companies? InvestHK said the September 1 initiative is aimed at mainland green-technology and sustainability enterprises that want to use Hong Kong as an international platform. The agency said Hong Kong can provide one-stop support spanning business planning, overseas expansion, professional services and access to investors and partners. (media-outreach.com) The InvestHK website says the agency supports companies "from the planning stage right through to your global expansion via Hong Kong." A separate Go Global Launchpad page describes Hong Kong as "China's international gateway" and a preferred base for mainland enterprises expanding abroad. ### Who is leading the green-tech push inside InvestHK? King Leung, InvestHK's Global Head of Financial Services, FinTech and Sustainability, is the most prominently named official attached to the agency's green-tech push. (media-outreach.com) In a June 2026 sustainability mission to the United Kingdom, Leung led a delegation alongside Olivia To, InvestHK's Senior Vice President for Sustainability, Technology, Innovation and Entrepreneurship. (investhk.gov.hk) That June mission was described by InvestHK as its first dedicated new energy and sustainability delegation to the UK. The delegation included 25 companies across listed groups, pre-IPO businesses, start-ups and investors, with backing from Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation and the Hong Kong Trade Development Council. (investhk.gov.hk) ### How does this fit with Hong Kong's wider "go global" machinery? The Hong Kong government in March launched a thematic website for the GoGlobal Task Force, a platform designed to support mainland enterprises expanding overseas through Hong Kong. The government said the task force would offer one-stop information and professional support and would draw on InvestHK, the Hong Kong Trade Development Council and Hong Kong's overseas and mainland offices. (investhk.gov.hk) InvestHK's first-half 2026 results also referred to "facilitating the tangible outcomes" of the GoGlobal Task Force for mainland enterprises expanding internationally. That document said the agency was deepening engagement not only in traditional European and American markets but also in Belt and Road markets. ### What evidence is there that companies are already using Hong Kong this way? (investhk.gov.hk) China Chengxin Group's green-finance arm provided one example on September 1. InvestHK said China Chengxin Green Finance International entered a strategic merger with sustainability technology platform MioTech to form CCX-MioTech in Hong Kong. (gia.info.gov.hk) Loretta Lee, InvestHK's Associate Director-General of Investment Promotion, said at that launch that Hong Kong's common law system, ESG framework and professional services made it an "ideal platform" for mainland enterprises expanding overseas. InvestHK said it had provided China Chengxin Green Finance International with market intelligence, business matching and links to local and overseas industry stakeholders. (investhk.gov.hk) ### Why is InvestHK linking green technology to overseas expansion now? A December 2024 study launched by InvestHK and Deloitte China said Hong Kong could drive regional green-tech growth across power and new energy, green mobility, sustainable built environment, waste reduction and biodiversity. The event drew more than 100 industry leaders, investors, sustainability experts and technology specialists, according to InvestHK. (investhk.gov.hk) Leung said in that 2024 study launch that China was emerging strongly in green-tech sectors including power and clean energy and sustainable built environment, and that some leading companies had already listed and established international headquarters in Hong Kong. He said those companies could use Hong Kong as a showcase for expansion into markets including the Middle East and Southeast Asia. (investhk.gov.hk) ### What comes next on the calendar? InvestHK's website lists the Greater Bay Area Conference 2026 for September 3 and Hong Kong Green Week from September 7 to 11. Those events are the next scheduled public markers on the agency's calendar after the September 1 announcement and provide the nearest named forums where InvestHK and participating companies can advance the green-tech and go-global agenda. (investhk.gov.hk) (investhk.gov.hk)