The Acting Director of the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office (Toronto) (HKETO), Mr Gavin Yeung, visited Vancouver from October 7 to 9 for business promotion and talent attraction.
Speaking at the 2025 Association of Chinese Canadian Entrepreneurs (ACCE) West Coast Gala on October 8, Mr Yeung updated more than 300 guests from the business sector that Hong Kong continued to be recognised as the world’s top international financial centre.
“In the Economic Freedom of the World 2025 Annual Report published by the Fraser Institute just last month, Hong Kong retained as the world’s freest economy,” he said.
“Being an international metropolis, Hong Kong’s free market and premier business environment are attributable to our distinctive institutional strengths under ‘One Country, Two Systems’, including the free port status, the practice of the common law system, robust rule of law, the exercise of independent judicial power by the Judiciary, efficient and transparent markets, a regulatory regime aligned with international best practices, a simple tax system with low tax rates, a safe and stable investment environment, and free flow of capital, information, goods and talents, among others. These factors have made Hong Kong an ideal place for doing business as well as a preferred destination for corporate investment.”
Early upon arrival in Vancouver on October 7, Mr Yeung attended a student information session at the University of British Columbia (UBC) organised by the Hong Kong-Canada Business Association (Vancouver Section) in collaboration with the HKETO and Invest Hong Kong Canada. He met with some 100 students from the Sauder School of Business of the UBC and promoted Hong Kong’s excellent work environment and job opportunities for overseas university graduates.
In particular, he mentioned that in World Talent Ranking 2025, Hong Kong rose five places to its highest ever 4th ranking in the World Talent Ranking 2025 published by the International Institute for Management Development, and ranked 1st in Asia. Hong Kong improved across all three ranked talent competitiveness factors, namely “Appeal”, “Readiness” and “Investment and Development”.
“Hong Kong continued to top the ranking in the percentage of graduates in sciences,” he said. “It is a clear testament to Hong Kong’s efforts in education, innovation and technology, and talent admission.”
During the three-day duty visit, Mr Yeung also had various meetings with local academic and business sectors to update them on the latest developments in Hong Kong.
香港經貿處署理處長到訪溫哥華推廣商貿和吸引人才措施
香港駐多倫多經濟貿易辦事處（香港經貿處）署理處長楊江鋒於十月七日至九日到訪溫哥華，推廣商貿和吸引人才措施。
楊江鋒在十月八日出席創業協進會2025西岸晚宴致辭時，向超過300位商界領袖介紹香港繼續獲肯定為世界頂尖國際金融市場。
楊江鋒表示：「菲沙研究所上月發布的《世界經濟自由度2025年度報告》中，香港再次獲評為全球最自由經濟體。」
「作為國際大都會，香港的自由市場和優越的營商環境得益於『一國兩制』下的獨特制度優勢，包括自由港地位、實行普通法制度、優良法治制度、司法機構獨立行使審判權、高效透明的市場、與國際接軌的規管制度、稅制簡單及稅率低、安全穩定的投資環境，以及資金、資訊、貨物和人才自由流動等。這些因素都令香港成為理想的營商之地和企業投資的首選目的地。」
楊江鋒早前在十月七日抵埗溫哥華後，在卑詩省大學參加由香港經貿處、香港投資推廣署加拿大辦事處及港加商會（溫哥華分會）合辦的學生活動，與逾百名卑詩省大學商學院學生交流，並向他們介紹海外大學畢業生來港的優越工作環境和機會。
他亦提及在國際管理發展學院發布的《2025年世界人才排名》中，香港躍升五位至全球第四位，是歷來最高排名，亦為亞洲第一。香港在三個人才競爭力因素的排名：「吸引力」、「就緒度」及「投資及發展」均連續第二年上升。
他說：「香港的科學學科畢業生百分比繼續高踞全球第一，顯示香港在教育、創新科技及引進人才方面政策的成效。」
在為期三天的訪問行程中，楊江鋒亦與當地商界及學術界會面，介紹香港的最新發展。
