Hong Kong will play leadership role in global sustainable development: U.S. economist Jeffery Sachs


HONG KONG, July 24 (Xinhua) -- U.S. economist Jeffrey Sachs on Thursday said that Hong Kong will play a unique leadership role in the global pursuit of achieving sustainable development by becoming a green financial center for the world.

At an event hosted by the Hong Kong Association of External Friendship, Sachs said Hong Kong can leverage its robust common law framework, deep integration with the international financial and trading systems, and its partnership with other cities in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.

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