香港商务及经济发展局局长表示，今年以来，美国、英国和新加坡的企业一直是香港外来直接投资的主要来源地之一。尽管地缘政治局势不稳，他仍坚持“钱就是钱”的观点。
Companies from the United States, Britain and Singapore have been among the leading sources of inbound foreign capital in Hong Kong so far this year, the city’s commerce minister has said, insisting that “money is money” despite geopolitical instability.
在接受《南华早报》的一次独家深度采访时，商务及经济发展局局长丘应桦将2026年形容为因地缘政治局势而“极具挑战”的一年。
In an exclusive, wide-ranging interview with the South China Morning Post, Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development Algernon Yau Ying-wah described 2026 as a very challenging year because of the geopolitical situation.
尽管如此，政府的投资推广部门——投资推广署在今年前八个月已协助516家海外及中国内地企业在港设立或扩展业务。
Nevertheless, the government’s investment promotion arm, InvestHK, had helped 516 overseas and mainland Chinese companies set up or expand businesses in the city in the first eight months of the year.
其中，美国企业27家，英国企业21家，仅次于中国内地的307家和新加坡的29家。丘应桦表示，这些数字显示人们对在香港经商“充满信心”。
The US and the United Kingdom accounted for 27 and 21 companies, respectively, behind the mainland with 307 and Singapore with 29. Yau said the figures showed people had “a lot of confidence” in doing business in Hong Kong.
他说：“钱就是钱。商人非常务实。尽管地缘政治局势复杂，但眼见为实；他们来到这里，看到香港非常稳定、安全、自由，就会来投资。”他补充说，香港去年是全球首次公开募股的首选目的地。
“Money is money. Businesspeople are very practical. Despite the geopolitical situation, seeing is believing; they come over here seeing that Hong Kong is very stable, safe, free, and they will come over to invest,” he said. He added that Hong Kong was the world’s top destination for initial public offerings last year.
丘应桦说：“地缘政治局势每天都在变，一夜之间就可能不同……但生意就是生意。当他们看到香港有商机，尤其是过境进入大湾区，他们就会来。”
“The geopolitical situation is changing every day, overnight … But business is business. When they see there are business opportunities in Hong Kong, especially across the border, going into the Greater Bay Area, they come,” Yau said.
大湾区是中央政府的一项计划，旨在将香港、澳门与毗邻的广东省九个城市联结成一个一体化经济枢纽。
The Greater Bay Area is a central government scheme to link Hong Kong, Macau and nine cities in neighbouring Guangdong province into an integrated economic hub.
截至去年，母公司在内地或海外的驻港公司数量跃升11%，达到11070家。其中约28%，即3090家，来自内地。
As of last year, the number of companies in Hong Kong with mainland or overseas parents jumped by 11 per cent to 11,070. About 28 per cent, or 3,090, of them were from the mainland.
另有14%，即1550家公司分别来自美国和日本，其次是英国，占比约7%，即770家；新加坡以590家位居其后，占比约5%。
Another 14 per cent, or 1,550 companies, were each from the US and Japan, followed by the UK, which accounted for 770, or about 7 per cent of the total, and Singapore with 590, representing about 5 per cent.
邱达根表示，这些企业主要来自金融、教育和贸易行业，以及初创企业。他说，有些企业在进入中国内地市场之前，先在香港落户。
They were mainly from the finance, education and trading sectors, as well as start-ups, Yau said. Some settled in Hong Kong before setting foot on the mainland, he said.
“所以你可以看到，尽管地缘政治不稳定，美国公司还是来到香港赚取丰厚利润，因为过去10年香港与美国之间一直存在巨大的贸易顺差，”邱达根说。
“So you can see, despite this geopolitical instability, United States companies are coming to Hong Kong to make good money because there’s been a very huge trade surplus between Hong Kong and the United States for the past 10 years,” Yau said.
“贸易顺差是在他们那边，而不是我们这边。”在被问及与新加坡和迪拜等经济体争夺外资的竞争时，邱达根表示，香港与新加坡既有竞争也有合作。
“The trade surplus is on their side; it’s not on our side.”Asked about competition for foreign investment with economies such as Singapore and Dubai, Yau said Hong Kong competed and collaborated with Singapore.
“我们有粤港澳大湾区的支持，那里拥有8800万人口和约2万亿美元的GDP。但新加坡没有任何后盾。他们周围是马来西亚、泰国、印度尼西亚，这些都是竞争对手。我们在支持力度上要强大得多，”他说。
“We have the support of the Greater Bay Area with a population of 88 million and a GDP of about US$2 trillion. But in Singapore, they do not have any backup. Surrounding them [are] Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, all competitors. We are much stronger in our support,” he said.
“我们的金融市场规模大约是新加坡的10倍。所以你可以判断我们是在进行激烈的竞争，还是在各个领域与新加坡既竞争又合作。”
“The size of our financial market is about 10 times that of Singapore. So you can tell whether we are in very keen competition or we are in competition as well as collaborating and cooperating with Singapore in all different areas.”
他补充道：“（对于迪拜而言），香港作为金融中心的规模大约是他们的20倍。他们正在增长，但要达到与我们竞争的水平还需要一些时间。”邱达根指出，投资推广署已设定关键绩效指标，目标是在2026年至2027年期间，协助至少1200家企业在港设立或扩展业务，旨在创造1.2万个就业岗位，并引入1200亿港元的资本。他表示，该署目前进展顺利，有望实现2026年的目标。
He added: “[For Dubai], Hong Kong is about 20 times their size in terms of the financial centre. They are growing, but it will take a bit of time for them to become competitive with us.”Yau noted that InvestHK had been given a key performance indicator of helping at least 1,200 enterprises set up or expand operations in Hong Kong across 2026 and 2027, with an aim of creating 12,000 jobs and bringing in HK$120 billion in capital. He said the agency was on track to meet the 2026 target.
自政府去年10月成立“出海”专责小组以来，已支持超过340家内地企业在香港设立或扩展业务，涵盖物流、工业、金融科技、金融和建筑等行业。
Since the government established the GoGlobal Task Force in October last year, it has supported more than 340 mainland enterprises in setting up or expanding their businesses in Hong Kong, with firms operating in the logistics, industrial, fintech, finance and construction sectors.
预计这些企业将为香港带来约574亿港元的直接投资，并创造约7800个就业机会。
They were expected to bring in about HK$57.4 billion in direct investment and create around 7,800 jobs in Hong Kong.
东盟国家、中东、中亚以及法国和土耳其等部分欧洲地区被确定为“出海”的重点目的地。
Asean countries, the Middle East, Central Asia and parts of Europe, such as France and Turkey, were identified as key GoGlobal destinations.
领导该专责小组的丘应桦表示，帮助媒体集团拓展海外业务对于讲述香港的成功故事和建立文化联系也非常重要。
Yau, who steers the task force, said helping media groups expand overseas was also very important in telling successful stories about Hong Kong and establishing cultural links.
他说，本地媒体机构与其他国家建立合作可以促进信息和数据的共享，并帮助对方更多地了解香港的不同领域。
He said local media outlets establishing cooperation with other countries could facilitate the sharing of information and data, and help the other side understand more about different areas of Hong Kong.
他以香港媒体机构在马来西亚吉隆坡签署谅解备忘录为例。《南华早报》在那里签署了三项协议。
He cited Hong Kong media outletsg memorandums of understanding in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, as an example. The Post signed three agreements there.
丘应桦表示，他计划明年1月访问埃及和土耳其，探索两国的商业机会和市场。
Yau said he planned to visit Egypt and Turkey in January next year to explore business opportunities and markets in both countries.
他说，土耳其是一个连接亚洲、欧洲和阿拉伯半岛的快速增长经济体，而埃及则是通往非洲的门户，拥有苏伊士运河经济区。
He said Turkey was a fast-growing economy linking Asia, Europe and the Arabian Peninsula, while Egypt was the gateway to Africa with the Suez Canal Economic Zone.
丘应桦表示，他明年的优先事项是“出海”计划，以及帮助香港从国际贸易中心发展为高增值贸易中心和服务于中国经济发展的高价值供应链中心。
Yau said his priorities for the coming year were the GoGlobal scheme and helping Hong Kong develop from an international trading centre into a high-value-added trading centre and a high-value supply chain centre serving China’s economic development.
当被问及明年6月政府任期结束后是否有计划时，68岁的丘应桦表示，这不是他一个人能决定的，他会专注于当前的工作。
Asked if he had plans after the government’s term ended in June next year, Yau, 68, said the decision was not his alone and that he would focus on his current duties.
“这取决于是否需要我留下来，或者是否需要我去享受生活。所以我很灵活，顺其自然，”他说。
“It depends on whether there’s a need for me to stay or there’s a need for me to enjoy life. So I’m very flexible and I take it easy,” he said.
“我的初衷当然是服务，因为我还太年轻，还没到退休的时候。所以如果有机会，我希望能为这座城市和国家做出更多贡献。”
“My intention is to serve, of course, because I’m still too young to retire. So if there’s a chance, I would like to serve the city and the country more.”