Published: 14:51, September 10, 2026 | Updated: 18:04, September 10, 2026
Unlocking new market opportunities
By Wang Zhan in Hong Kong
(From left) Panel Chair KC Chan, chairman of WeLab Bank, speaks alongside panelists Mansoor Rashid Al-Khater, CEO of Qatar Financial Centre; Muneer Ali Al Muneeri, deputy president for operations at Oman Investment Authority; Mteto Nyati, chairman of Eskom; Cliff Zhang, CEO and founding partner of Templewater Hong Kong Limited; and Samaila Zubairu, president and chief executive officer of Africa Finance Corporation hold a panel discussion at the 11th Belt and Road Summit at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre on Sept 10, 2026. (ANDY CHONG/CHINA DAILY)
The 11th Belt and Road Summit continued Thursday at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre with a plenary discussion on unlocking new opportunities in emerging markets and developing economies.
The session gathered business leaders from the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, the Chinese mainland, the Middle East and Africa, to explore the promising prospects of new markets along and beyond the Belt and Road, and discuss how Hong Kong can serve as a gateway for global business to capitalize on these new opportunities.
There were also discussions on aligning Hong Kong’s low-altitude economy with national strategies and Belt and Road synergies.
China Daily's Andy Chong took the photos on Thursday.
Deputy Financial Secretary Michael Wong Wai-lun delivers a keynote speech ahead of an MOU exchange ceremony during the thematic breakout session "Skyward Horizons: Aligning Hong Kong’s Low-altitude Economy with National Strategies and Belt & Road Synergies" on the second day of the 11th Belt and Road Summit at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre on Sept 10, 2026. (ANDY CHONG/CHINA DAILY)(From left) Elizabeth Quat, Legislative Council member and founding president of the Greater Bay Area Low Altitude Economy Alliance; Chen Xu, executive deputy director general of the Guangzhou GBA Office; Bakhtiyar Mukhametkaliyev, vice-minister of artificial intelligence and digital development of the Republic of Kazakhstan; Glauco Augusto de Paula Caurin, professor and head of the aeronautical engineering department at the University of São Paulo; Hartmut Fricke, professor in air transport technology and logistics at Dresden University of Technology; Ren Haitao, consultant at the faculty of innovation engineering at Macau University of Science and Technology; and Tian Yu, CEO of AutoFlight, attend a panel discussion on "Skyward Horizons: Aligning Hong Kong’s Low-altitude Economy with National Strategies and Belt & Road Synergies" during the 11th Belt and Road Summit at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre on Sept 10, 2026. (ANDY CHONG/CHINA DAILY)(From left) Panel Chair KC Chan, chairman of WeLab Bank, speaks alongside panelists Mansoor Rashid Al-Khater, CEO of Qatar Financial Centre; Muneer Ali Al Muneeri, deputy president for operations at Oman Investment Authority; Mteto Nyati, chairman of Eskom; Cliff Zhang, CEO and founding partner of Templewater Hong Kong Limited; and Samaila Zubairu, president and chief executive officer of Africa Finance Corporation pose for a photo during a plenary discussion at the 11th Belt and Road Summit at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre on Sept 10, 2026. (ANDY CHONG/CHINA DAILY)Panel Chair KC Chan, chairman of WeLab Bank (ANDY CHONG/CHINA DAILY)Mansoor Rashid Al-Khater, CEO of Qatar Financial Centre (ANDY CHONG/CHINA DAILY)Muneer Ali Al Muneeri, deputy president for operations at Oman Investment Authority (ANDY CHONG/CHINA DAILY)Mteto Nyati, chairman of Eskom (ANDY CHONG/CHINA DAILY)Cliff Zhang, CEO and founding partner of Templewater Hong Kong Limited (ANDY CHONG/CHINA DAILY)Samaila Zubairu, president and chief executive officer of Africa Finance Corporation (ANDY CHONG/CHINA DAILY)
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