- The Tenth ASEAN Economic Ministers-Hong Kong, China (AEM-HKC) Consultation was held on 20 September 2026 in Manila, Philippines. The Consultation was co-chaired by H.E. Ma. Cristina A. Roque, Secretary of the Department of Trade and Industry of the Philippines and Dr. Bernard Chan, Under Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development of HKC.
- The Meeting noted that according to ASEAN’s preliminary statistics, two-way merchandise trade between ASEAN and HKC amounted to USD 154.5 billion in 2025. Foreign direct investment (FDI) inflow from HKC into ASEAN also reached USD 16.5 billion during the same year. Taking these figures into account, HKC was positioned as ASEAN’s seventh largest trading partner and fourth largest source of FDI in the previous year. Concurrently, ASEAN as a bloc was HKC’s second-largest merchandise trading partner in 2025. The FDI stock from ASEAN to HKC stood at USD 57.8 billion at the end of 2024, positioning ASEAN as HKC’s sixth largest source of FDI.
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