Hong Kong Investment Corporation Limited fully supports the Chief Executive’s 2025 Policy Address (September 2025)
(Hong Kong, 17th September) The Hong Kong Investment Corporation Limited (“HKIC”) fully supports the Chief Executive’s 2025 Policy Address (“Policy Address”), noting that the Policy Address has laid a solid foundation for the long-term economic, financial and social development of Hong Kong, enabling Hong Kong to seize the new wave of growth opportunities, contribute to national development and enhance international competitiveness on an ongoing basis.
The Policy Address stated that, among other things, the HKIC will continue to support the development of the artificial intelligence (“AI”) industry through investment, collaborate with the Guangdong Government to strengthen cross-border industry chain development on biotech and health tech, nurture local private equity and hedge fund institutions with good potential through direct or co-investment, and pursue investment in areas related to commercial aerospace and space economy.
Ms Clara Chan, Chief Executive Officer of the HKIC, said, “As Patient Capital, the HKIC will continue to support the HKSAR Government’s policy direction, facilitate Hong Kong to seize development opportunities, and play our part in Hong Kong’s journey towards even higher quality economic growth.”
The HKIC will continue to invest in the AI industry, leveraging Patient Capital to support the long-term development of related technologies and applications. This will help Hong Kong seize first-mover advantages in the new wave of technological transformation, and at the same time promote broader adoption of AI in high-growth areas such as finance, healthcare and professional services, with a view to generating economic benefits.
In collaboration with the Guangdong Government, the HKIC will help Hong Kong’s enterprises with high technology content such as biotech and health tech start-ups, to strengthen cross-border industry chain development. This initiative will foster the flow of capital, technology and talents in the Greater Bay Area, create long-term investment opportunities, and provide forward-looking development momentum in economy, addressing changes in demographic and healthcare needs.
At the same time, through direct and co-investments, the HKIC will actively partner with and nurture promising local private equity and hedge fund managers. This will accelerate the growth of Hong Kong’s asset management industry, attract international capital flows into Hong Kong and leverage the power of finance in supporting the long-term development of strategic industries.
The HKIC will advance investments related to commercial aerospace and space economy, tapping into high-growth, emerging industries. This will facilitate the application and commercialisation of next-generation aerospace technologies, expand the value chain of the new industry and inject fresh impetus into Hong Kong’s economic development.
With the further empowerment from and backed by the Policy Address, the HKIC will stick to our positioning of “being rooted in Hong Kong, supported by our Motherland, and engaging with the world”. We will actively create value for Hong Kong’s long-term development, identify and invest in strategic opportunities, enable Hong Kong to seize the new wave of growth opportunities and contribute to national development.
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About HKIC
The HKIC was established in 2022 as the Patient Capital institution wholly owned by and representing the HKSAR Government. It adopts an “Investment +” approach, seeking reasonable financial return in the medium to long term and at the same time creating and supporting the growth impetus with a view to contributing to Hong Kong’s economy and society.
The HKIC currently manages the “Hong Kong Growth Portfolio”, “Greater Bay Area Investment Fund”, “Strategic Tech Fund”, and “Co-Investment Fund”. At this stage, it is focusing on three key sectors, namely Hard and Core Technology, Biotech, and New Energy and Green Technology, as well as the relevant applications. As of end August 2025, the HKIC has invested in over 130 projects. Every Hong Kong dollar invested by the HKIC has attracted over 5 Hong Kong dollars from long-term capital for investment.