Paul Chan Mo-po (front row, sixth right), financial secretary of the HKSAR government, poses for photos with other attendees during the opening ceremony of Hong Kong Green Week and Hong Kong GreenTech Summit 2024, at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, in Hong Kong, Feb 26, 2024. (CALVIN NG / CHINA DAILY)

HONG KONG - The Hong Kong GreenTech Week and Hong Kong GreenTech Summit 2024 opened Monday at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre in the presence of more than 200 government officials, industry experts and representatives from Hong Kong, the Chinese mainland, and multiple countries. 

Finance Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po delivered the opening speech. 

Paul Chan Mo-po, financial secretary of the HKSAR government, delivers his speech during the opening ceremony of Hong Kong Green Week and Hong Kong GreenTech Summit 2024, at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, in Hong Kong, Feb 26, 2024. (CALVIN NG / CHINA DAILY)

Paul Chan Mo-po, financial secretary of the HKSAR government, delivers his speech during the opening ceremony of Hong Kong Green Week and Hong Kong GreenTech Summit 2024, at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, in Hong Kong, Feb 26, 2024. (CALVIN NG / CHINA DAILY)

Paul Chan Mo-po (center), financial secretary of the HKSAR government, poses for photos with other attendees during the opening ceremony of Hong Kong Green Week and Hong Kong GreenTech Summit 2024, at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, in Hong Kong, Feb 26, 2024. (RAY ZHOU / CHINA DAILY)

The event is supported by the HKSAR government, funded by Innovation and Technology Commission, and jointly organized by Green Development Institute (GDI), Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation (HKSTP) and the Greater Bay Area Green Finance Alliance (GBAGFA). 

Ma Jun, chairman of Green Development Institute, delivers his speech during the opening ceremony of Hong Kong Green Week and Hong Kong GreenTech Summit 2024, at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, in Hong Kong, Feb 26, 2024. (CALVIN NG / CHINA DAILY)

Ma Jun, chairman of Green Development Institute, delivers his speech during the opening ceremony of Hong Kong Green Week and Hong Kong GreenTech Summit 2024, at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, in Hong Kong, Feb 26, 2024. (CALVIN NG / CHINA DAILY)

Sunny Chai Ngai-chiu, chairman of Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation, delivers his speech during the opening ceremony of Hong Kong Green Week and Hong Kong GreenTech Summit 2024, at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, in Hong Kong, Feb 26, 2024. (RAY ZHOU / CHINA DAILY)

Supporting organizations for the event include Innovation, Technology and lndustry Bureau (ITIB), Bank of East Asia, New World Group, InvestHK, Chinese Society for Environmental Sciences (CSES), Hong Kong Green Finance Association (HKGFA), Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), United Nations Industrial Development Organization Investment & Technology Promotion Office Shanghai, Hong Kong Sprinkles Charity Foundation, Institute of Sustainability and Technology, Bluetech Clean Air Alliance, China Daily, Construction Industry Council (CIC),  Chinese Financial Association of Hong Kong (CFAHK), Hong Kong Polytechnic University, World Institute of Sustainable Development Planner (WISDP), China Daily, and Dot Dot News. 

Wang Jinnan, academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, gives his keynote speech during the opening ceremony of Hong Kong Green Week and Hong Kong GreenTech Summit 2024, at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, in Hong Kong, Feb 26, 2024. (RAY ZHOU / CHINA DAILY)

He Kebin, academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, gives his keynote speech during the opening ceremony of Hong Kong Green Week and Hong Kong GreenTech Summit 2024, at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, in Hong Kong, Feb 26, 2024. (RAY ZHOU / CHINA DAILY)

Adair Turner, chairman of Energy Transitions Commission, gives his keynote speech via video link during the opening ceremony of Hong Kong Green Week and Hong Kong GreenTech Summit 2024, at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, in Hong Kong, Feb 26, 2024. (RAY ZHOU / CHINA DAILY)