The next Think Business, Think Hong Kong (TBTHK) – a mega promotion campaign highlighting Hong Kong’s benefits as a business and investment hub – will take place in Jakarta on 8 January, bringing together business leaders from Hong Kong and Indonesia.
TBTHK, which has been organised by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), aims to showcase Hong Kong as an ideal springboard for Indonesian businesses to access new opportunities in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA), as well as the wider China and Asia markets.
More than 20 government representatives and business leaders will speak at a full-day symposium at the Shangri-La Jakarta about the latest developments and opportunities in Asia and across diverse sectors, including finance, smart city, sustainability, transportation, innovation and technology (I&T) and more.
More than 1,000 participants, including Indonesian government officials and business leaders from large corporations and SMEs, are expected to attend.
“Hong Kong's strategic location as an international financial, fundraising and investment hub, and as the gateway between Mainland China and the rest of the world, presents immense opportunities for Indonesian businesses,” said Ronald Ho, HKTDC’s Regional Director of Southeast Asia and South Asia, speaking at a press conference in Jakarta.
The TBTHK promotion will also build on the success of an HKTDC-organised delegation, led by Hong Kong SAR Chief Executive John Lee, which visited Indonesia among other ASEAN markets last year, Mr Ho added.
In addition to the symposium, some 20 Hong Kong service providers and start-ups will feature their flagship products and solutions in the exhibition’s Business Support Zone.
An InnoVenture Salon will also create opportunities for collaboration with Indonesian participants.
A high-level gala dinner, during which Hong Kong and Indonesia business leaders can further engage in dialogue and network, will conclude the day’s events.
A delegation of some 100 senior executives, innovators, start-ups and professional service providers from various sectors – including I&T, infrastructure and transportation – will also explore business opportunities in Indonesia through company visits, networking events and business matching meetings.
As the largest country in Southeast Asia, Indonesia is an important partner for Hong Kong. Economically, Hong Kong and Indonesia have seen their trade and investment ties deepen over the past decades.
At the end of 2023, Hong Kong was Indonesia’s sixth largest investor, after Singapore, Japan, the US, the Netherlands and Mainland China. In the same year, Hong Kong was Indonesia’s second-largest source of FDI, after Singapore.