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2024 marks the fifth anniversary of the Outline Development Plan for the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. However, given the weak consumption, the trend of "Going North", the sluggish performance of the stock and real estate markets and the geopolitical elements, Hong Kong's economy has been struggling. What could be the possible solutions?

Feb 18 marks the 5th anniversary of China's ambitious plan to transform the Greater Bay Area into a leading tech hub by 2035. Yet, has the region made progress as intended? Is Hong Kong fulfilling its role in attracting foreign investors? Prof. Heiwai Tang, Associate Dean of HKU Business School and Director of Asia Global Institute, shared his insights with South China Morning Post SCMP and mentioned that global geopolitical tensions, especially during the US election years and Beijing's ambitious policies to restructure certain industries in recent years have created uncertainty for Hong Kong and China's economic growth. Though significant progress has been made in collaboration within the bay area, especially in green technology, finance, and overall innovation as emphasised by Financial Secretary Mr. Paul Chan Mo-po, other interviewees indicated that it takes time for Hong Kong to fully promote the favourable benefits of investing here, i.e. investors can enjoy the economic advantages of the bay area as a whole.

在過去三年外需不足及地緣政治風險增加的影響下，許多跨國公司選擇將總部遷出香港。

在過去三年外需不足及地緣政治風險增加的影響下，許多跨國公司選擇將總部遷出香港。

新加坡近年積極發展知識產權交易市場，有什麼地方值得香港借鑑？ESG是近年熱捧的投資主題，在芸芸的ESG零售產品之中，投資者應該如何選擇？

港大經管學院副院長鄧希煒則建議，普及AI教育壯大人才，政府亦可制定政策鼓勵AI企業，把非本地AI技術員工遷移到香港，吸引全球AI人才。

(in Chinese only) 港大經管學院今日（7日）舉辦「香港大學創立方Impact系列」活動，聯合國貿易和發展會議全球化及發展戰略分會主任理查德·科祖爾-懷特（Richard Kozul-Wright）獲邀擔任專題演講嘉賓，深入剖析聯合國《2023貿易和發展報告》，並探討環球經濟局勢發展挑戰和機遇。

港大經管學院副院長(對外事務)鄧希煒表示︰「中國現在做了很多年數字經濟，特別是在平台經濟方面做得很出色，令到很多海外的買家可以直接在中國入口。我們作為數字經濟的中心可以扮演甚麼角色，其實是值得我們去探討的。」

疫情過後，香港經濟在開關初期的報復式消費推動下V形反彈，但隨後便失去了增長動力，商界叫苦連天，市民只要到街上逛一逛，也能感受到零售業的水深火熱。