投资者正为下周在香港举行的高风险金融峰会做准备，这一活动历来与该市股市上涨同步，并凸显了其作为全球金融中心的地位。
Investors are gearing up for a high-stakes financial summit in Hong Kong next week, an event that has historically coincided with gains in the city’s stock market while underscoring its standing as a global financial hub.
年度全球金融领袖投资峰会周一将以欢迎晚宴拉开第五年帷幕，随后是两天的高管小组讨论。据香港金融管理局（HKMA）称，主要经济趋势、金融市场变化以及技术进步对金融资产的影响将位居议程之首。
The annual Global Financial Leaders’ Investment Summit enters its fifth year on Monday with a welcome dinner, followed by two days of panel discussions with senior executives. Major economic trends, shifts in financial markets and the impact of technological advances on financial assets would top the agenda, according to the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA).
来自中国大陆的金融监管机构以及香港特区行政长官李家超预计将在周二开幕会议上发表主旨演讲。此次聚会预计将吸引约280名全球金融领袖，其中包括高盛、德意志银行和瑞士银行集团等机构的120名董事长和首席执行官。
Financial regulators from mainland China and Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu are scheduled to deliver keynote speeches at Tuesday’s opening session. The gathering is expected to draw about 280 global financial leaders, including 120 chairpersons and CEOs from the likes of Goldman Sachs, Deutsche Bank and UBS Group.
如果历史可以作为参考，这场为期三天的旗舰活动可能会给香港股市带来一些乐观情绪。
The three-day marquee event could deliver some optimism to Hong Kong stocks, if history is any guide.
据《南华早报》计算，过去四年峰会期间，恒生指数平均上涨1.6%。去年上涨1.3%，2022年则飙升8.7%，当时投资者将该峰会视为香港在新冠疫情限制措施后重新开放经济努力的一部分。
The Hang Seng Index posted an average gain of 1.6 per cent during the week of the summit over the past four years, according to the South China Morning Post’s calculations. It rose by 1.3 per cent last year and surged 8.7 per cent in 2022, when investors welcomed the event as part of Hong Kong’s efforts to reopen its economy after Covid-19 restrictions.
然而，该基准指数在2023年峰会期间下跌2.6%，2024年下跌1.1%。
The benchmark, however, fell 2.6 per cent during the summit in 2023 and 1.1 per cent in 2024.
香港股市近期面临诸多逆风，包括美国货币紧缩背景下的资本外流、全球范围内拥挤的人工智能投资泡沫破裂，以及对盈利增长的担忧。恒生指数今年已下跌约10%，使其成为全球表现最差的主要股票基准指数之一。
Hong Kong stocks have faced a host of headwinds recently, including capital outflows amid US monetary tightening, the global unravelling of crowded AI bets and concerns about earnings growth. The Hang Seng Index has dropped about 10 per cent this year, making it one of the world’s worst-performing major equity benchmarks.
香港金融管理局于2022年发起了该峰会，当时该市正寻求重新确立其作为全球金融中心的地位，并在疫情后吸引投资者回归。
The HKMA launched the summit in 2022, when the city was seeking to reassert its position as a global financial centre and lure investors back after the pandemic.
去年会议上，中国副总理何立峰发表视频讲话，呼吁香港在全球金融治理中发挥更大作用。
At last year’s conference, Chinese Vice-Premier He Lifeng delivered a video speech calling for Hong Kong to play a greater role in global financial governance.
去年，中国证券监督管理委员会副主席李明承诺，将扩大跨境股票互联互通计划，纳入香港的人民币计价股票交易柜台和房地产投资信托基金。
Also last year, Li Ming, vice-chairman of the China Securities Regulatory Commission, pledged to broaden the cross-border Stock Connect programme by including Hong Kong’s yuan-denominated stock trading counter and real estate investment trusts.
与此同时，中国人民银行官员表示，该央行将强化香港作为离岸人民币中心的地位，并进一步便利跨境交易、融资和投资。
Officials from the People’s Bank of China, meanwhile, said the central bank would strengthen Hong Kong’s status as an offshore yuan hub and further facilitate cross-border trading, financing and investment.