Mr Paul Chow is Group General Counsel and Group Chief Sustainability Officer at HKEX and is a member of its Management Committee.

Based in Hong Kong, he heads up the Group’s Legal & Secretariat functions, overseeing the Legal and Secretarial Services teams globally. He also provides strategic legal counsel to the HKEX Board and Senior Management team. In addition, Mr Chow oversees the Sustainability function at HKEX, encompassing the Corporate Responsibility & Foundation team and the Carbon & ESG Product team. In this role, he is responsible for driving the Group's sustainability strategies that align with HKEX’s purpose and long-term goals.

Prior to joining HKEX in 2021, Mr Chow worked at Cathay Pacific Airways where he was Group General Counsel and Company Secretary. Before working in-house, he was a partner at Davis Polk Wardwell LLP, Linklaters and Slaughter and May, bringing broad experience from both private practice and as in-house counsel, along with specific expertise in corporate finance and capital markets. Outside of HKEX, he is a member of the Supervisory Committee of Tracker Fund of Hong Kong, the Hong Kong SAR Government’s Standing Committee on Company Law Reform, Funds Management Sub- Committee of the Hong Kong Housing Authority, Resolvability Review Tribunal, Standing Committee on Compliance of the Law Society of Hong Kong and Green Technology and Finance Development Committee.

Mr Chow holds a Bachelor of Laws from the London School of Economics and Political Science and a Master of Science in Global Business from the Chinese University of Hong Kong.

Synopsis

The Future of Hong Kong's Sustainable Finance Ecosystem

With its, ambitious development goals, strong policy support and growing prowess in technology, Asia has the potential to become the epicentre of the global sustainability megatrend. And as the region’s most international financial centre, Hong Kong is uniquely positioned to connect global capital to the region’s green climate opportunities, putting businesses here at the heart of the action. At the same time, investors, consumers and employees are increasingly looking to businesses to lead the way to a low-carbon economy. However, the fast-developing sustainability landscape businesses face presents both challenges and opportunities. Paul Chow, Group General Counsel and Group Chief Sustainability Officer, HKEX, will shed light on how the sustainability finance ecosystem is evolving in the Hong Kong, what Hong Kong needs to do to fulfill its potential as a global green superconnector and the potential impact this will have on businesses in the city and beyond.