Hu Shuli, founder and publisher of Caixin Media, speaks at the opening of the Caixin Summer Summit 2023 in Hong Kong on Friday. Photo: Caixin

Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee delivers a speech via video link. Photo: Caixin

Paul Chan, Financial Secretary of Hong Kong, attends a discussion hosted by Zhang Lihui, president of Caixin Media. Photo: Caixin

Julia Leung, chief executive officer of the Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong, speaks at a dialogue hosted by Wang Liwei, assistant editor-in-chief of Caixin Summit. Photo: Caixin

Jean-Claude Trichet, the honorary Chairman of the Board of Directors of Bruegel Institute (Brussels) and European Chairman of the Trilateral Commission, shakes hand with Li Zengxin, deputy general manager of Caixin Global. Photo: Caixin

Guests take part in a panel session discussing the development of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. Photo: Caixin

Yu Weiwen, president of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, speaks during the summit. Photo: Caixin

Laura Cha, chairman of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, delivers a keynote speech. Photo: Caixin

Zhang Tao, chief representative of the BIS office for Asia and the Pacific, delivers a keynote speech. Photo: Caixin

Hong Kong Cantopop diva and actress, Sally Yeh, speaks during a dialogue session. Photo: Caixin

Panelists discuss the turning point for the internationalization of RMB during the summit. Photo: Caixin

Panelists talk about measures to attract talent to Hong Kong in a panel discussion. Photo: Caixin

Zafrul bin Abdul Aziz, Malaysia’s Minister of International Trade and Industry, delivers a speech via video link. Photo: Caixin

Pascal Lamy, vice president of the Paris Peace Forum and former director-General of the World Trade Organization gives the closing speech. Photo: Caixin

Fang Fenglei（right）, founder and chairman of Hopu Investment Management Co., chats with Andrew Sheng, a researcher at the Institute of Global Studies of the University of Hong Kong, during a welcome dinner for the forum on Thursday. Photo: Caixin

Chen Zhiwu, director of the Asia Global Institute, and Victor and William Fung Professor of Economics at the University of Hong Kong, speaks during the welcome dinner. Chen is also a former professor of finance at Yale University. Photo: Caixin

Guests participate in the welcome dinner a day ahead of the Caixin Summit. Photo: Caixin