The Beijing-Hong Kong Financial Cooperation Forum, a key parallel session of the 2025 Financial Street Forum Annual Conference, was held via video link between Beijing and Hong Kong on Oct 30, 2025. The forum was undertaken by Bank of China.

Attendees included Beijing Vice-Mayor Sun Shuo, BOC President Zhang Hui, Hong Kong Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury Christopher Hui, and Hong Kong's Securities and Futures Commission Chairman Kelvin Wong.

In his remarks, Zhang highlighted the need for a more resilient, inclusive, and sustainable financial system amid the ongoing technological and industrial changes. He described the forum as a productive effort to enhance institutional opening-up and expand cooperation between Beijing and Hong Kong.

Zhang reiterated BOC's dedication to supporting high-standard opening-up and high-quality economic development. He mentioned that BOC will utilize its global network and the strengths of Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited as its Southeast Asia regional headquarters to promote capital cooperation, improve cross-border services, and strengthen the integration of industry and finance. These initiatives aim to extend the Beijing-Hong Kong collaboration model to Southeast Asia and beyond.

During the forum, BOC also announced initiatives related to support for companies expanding globally and for listings in Hong Kong. The event gathered government officials, regulators, financial institutions, enterprises, and academic representatives from both cities to discuss cross-border cooperation and capital market development amid global economic changes.