On July 8, Director Cai Liang of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government Economic and Trade Office in Shanghai (hereinafter referred to as the Shanghai Office) and delegation visited Far East Horizon Plaza in Shanghai and held talks with company leaders including Kong Fanxing, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of Far East Horizon. The two sides conducted in-depth exchanges on deepening Shanghai-Hong Kong economic and trade cooperation, further leveraging Hong Kong's advantages as a "super connector," and helping promote the international development of mainland enterprises.

CEO Kong Fanxing first extended a warm welcome to Director Cai Liang and his delegation. Mr. Kong stated that as a comprehensive financial and industrial group rooted in Hong Kong, Far East Horizon has always regarded Hong Kong as the core pivot of its globalization strategy since its Hong Kong listing in 2011. Over the past 15 years, the company has deeply leveraged Hong Kong's role as an "external window" to achieve steady development in both financial and industrial sectors. Currently, the Group has established 72 institutions in Hong Kong, owns two Hong Kong-listed companies (Far East Horizon 03360.HK, CDHORIZON 09930.HK), and holds financial licenses No. 1, 4 and 9 issued by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority. The company actively connects with the SAR government and local Hong Kong professional service resources, using Hong Kong as a link to pool global resources and continuously strengthen its service capabilities in Hong Kong.

Mr. Kong pointed out that since its establishment, the company has provided financial and industrial support to tens of thousands of enterprises. Based on the current situation and leveraging the company's resource endowment of domestic and overseas linkage, adhering to the strategic layout of "backed by the mainland, based in Hong Kong, and facing the world," while assisting enterprises in achieving steady development, the company also provides lifelong health services and cross-generational asset services to enterprises and entrepreneurs and their families, helping them "go global" through Hong Kong.

Director Cai Liang highly commended Far East Horizon's contributions in Hong Kong, calling Far East Horizon a model enterprise for Shanghai-Hong Kong cooperation and a "commercial version of the Shanghai Office." Director Cai Liang introduced that as an important window of the Hong Kong SAR government in East China, the Shanghai Office has always been committed to deepening economic, trade cooperation and cultural exchanges between Hong Kong and the Yangtze River Delta region, especially in creating special service channels for enterprise globalization and investment promotion, which coincides with Far East Horizon's service philosophy. Director Cai Liang expressed his expectation to deepen cooperation with enterprises like Far East Horizon that have deep roots in Hong Kong, jointly providing professional services such as cross-border finance to mainland enterprises, and helping more outstanding enterprises grasp the advantages of Hong Kong's international platform to continuously grow and expand.

Data shows that in 2024, Hong Kong's GDP exceeded HKD 3 trillion, ranking among the top three globally and first in Asia as a world financial center, with its internationalization index also ranking first in Asia. During the talks, the two sides reached a consensus to fully rely on Hong Kong's unique advantages under "one country, two systems," jointly write a new chapter of Shanghai-Hong Kong cooperation in the new era, and make greater contributions to serving the country's high-level opening-up strategy.

Also attending the talks were Lin Jingfu, Deputy Director of the Hong Kong SAR Shanghai Office; Ma Mingliang, Director of Economic and Trade Relations; Zhao Wen, Manager of Economic and Trade Relations; Wang Mingzhe, Executive Director and CFO of Far East Horizon; Xu Huibin, Vice President; and Zhang Quanquan, General Manager of Investor Relations Department.