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Representatives of Hong Kong's business sector agree with the stock exchange's plan to make climate-related disclosures mandatory and aligned with international standards - but not without concerns. The business community agrees that the move will help the city maintain its competitiveness as a global financial centre, according to feedback from a three-month consultation period that ended on Friday. But concerns exist around the level of ambition, as well as the challenges companies w...

A proposed mainland-Hong Kong carbon-trading connect program could be an important financial tool to promote the city’s green finance-hub initiative.