HONG KONG – A delegation of Invest Hong Kong highlighted the city’s strengths as a leading global family office hub this week, prompting greater interest among European families and professionals in exploring the opportunities available in Hong Kong.
The meetings highlighted Hong Kong's advantages as Asia's leading international financial center - an open-architecture capital market, according to InvestHK, the government department responsible for foreign direct investment.
Jason Fong, the Global Head of Family Office at InvestHK, concluded the European mission spanning London, Zurich, Geneva, and Milan on Thursday. During the visit, Fong led the delegation in holding a series of in-depth exchanges with European family offices, family representatives, asset owners, wealth managers, and professional service providers.
The engagements included roundtables, panel sessions, high-level forums, investor luncheons, and one-on-one meetings, the government said in a statement.
The delegation highlighted that Hong Kong’s robust legal system and unique positioning under "one country, two systems" showcase the city as the ideal hub for European investors seeking to access the Chinese mainland and Asian markets.
“As a true international financial center and Asia's largest cross-border wealth management hub, Hong Kong offers unparalleled advantages for global families seeking long-term and diversified growth,” said Fong.
With the special administrative region government's dedicated FamilyOfficeHK team and a comprehensive suite of facilitation measures, European families are welcome to establish their presence in the city, expand their businesses, and capture the immense growth opportunities in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area and the mainland, he said.
Ekaterina Tattersall, founder and chief executive officer of Strela Capital GmbH, said Switzerland has long been recognized as a trusted hub for cross-border asset management in Europe, and Hong Kong plays an equally vital role in the Asian region.
“Both markets boast robust regulatory frameworks, deep financial expertise, and global connectivity as their core advantages. For us, Hong Kong is an indispensable extension of our global wealth strategy,” she added.
Hong Kong's growing life sciences ecosystem – combining academic research, clinical networks, and capital – makes it a compelling base for early-stage biotech and medtech innovation, according to Dr Bettina Ernst, director of Bernina Bioinvest, a private investment company focused on early-stage biotech and medtech.
“For investors like us, the city's regional connectivity and regulatory openness create practical pathways from laboratory ideas to clinical and commercial milestones.”
Pointing out that Hong Kong sits at a valuable intersection of talent, research, and partnerships across Asia, she said: “For early-stage biotech and medtech companies, access to universities, clinicians, and cross-border collaborators helps accelerate validation and scale, which is essential for translating science into patient impact.”
Cliff Ip, member of the Hong Kong delegation and managing director and CEO of Wings Securities Limited, said embracing diversification across Hong Kong, the mainland, Asia, and Europe is proving to be one of the powerful strategies for enhancing portfolio resilience.
“With world-class infrastructure, a strong talent pool, and resolute government support for the development of the family office sector, Hong Kong has firmly established itself as an essential player in the global family office dialogue."
The visit came just days after Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu emphasized in his 2025 Policy Address continued growth and support for the family office sector, including further enhancing preferential tax regimes for funds, single family offices, and the New Capital Investment Entrant Scheme.
