新冠肺炎疫情下香港提升国际金融中心地位研究

Research on Hong Kong ’s Enhance of Its Status as an International Financial Center Under the New Coronary Pneumonia Epidemic

2020年新冠肺炎疫情全球大流行,香港经济陷入衰退,由此引发社会各界对香港国际金融中心地位会否动摇的疑虑。本文从香港产业结构、法治、监管、地理区位、开放市场、联系汇率制度以及金融人才方面着手分析香港成为国际金融中心的基础条件,探讨新冠肺炎疫情对香港银行、证券、保险三大金融领域的影响。结合我国"十四五"规划对香港国际金融中心定位提出建议:短期内需继续做好疫情防控工作,恢复社会各界对香港经济及营商环境信心;长期来看,通过推进人民币国际化、促进粤港澳大湾区金融互联互通、大力发展金融科技和绿色金融、扩展金融人才储备等手段,以增强香港作为国际金融中心的金融集聚和金融辐射能力。

In 2020, the global pandemic of the new crown pneumonia epidemic and Hong Kong’s economy plunged into recession, which caused the doubts in the community about whether Hong Kong’s status as an international financial center would be shaken. This paper analyzes the basic conditions for Hong Kong to become an international financial centre in terms of its industrial structure, rule of law, regulation, geographical location, open market, Currency Board and Financial Talents, to explore the impact of new coronavirus infection on Hong Kong’s banking, securities and insurance. Combined with China’s"14 th five-year plan"on the positioning of Hong Kong as an international financial center, this paper puts forward suggestions: the prevention and control of the epidemic should continue in the short term to restore confidence in Hong Kong’s economy and business environment from all walks of life;in the long run, by promoting the internationalization of the RMB, Promote financial interconnection in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, vigorously develop financial technology and green finance, and expand financial talent pools to enhance Hong Kong’s financial agglomeration and financial radiation capabilities as an international financial center.