Rich Asian markets, cross-border e-commerce growth drivers for Hong Kong


This Jan 1, 2024, photo shows large skyscrapers as twilight descends on the skyline of Hong Kong. - Photo: China Daily file

HONG KONG: Experts in Hong Kong called for measures to forge closer ties with wealthy Asian countries and boost cross-border e-commerce as the central government eyes deepening reforms to the city’s trade sector amid a global supply chain reshuffle.

To step up reforms, Hong Kong’s trade sector should look for new growth engines in emerging markets including the Middle East and South-East Asian economies, on top of its traditional partnerships with the US and Europe, said Kennedy Wong Ying-ho, lawmaker for the import and export constituency.

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