Chinese firms’ green-tech expansion hinges on Hong Kong, senior bankers say

Hong Kong is poised to play a bigger role in financing Chinese green-technology companies’ expansion into emerging markets, as geopolitical fragmentation and high funding costs reshape how capital is deployed in the global energy transition, according to senior banking executives.

The city’s deep sustainable-finance market and offshore yuan liquidity could help channel capital into green and climate-resilience projects across developing economies, executives from Bank of China (Hong Kong), DBS,...