Current geopolitical tensions may bring more opportunities to Hong Kong as companies require a stable business environment, InvestHK director-general Alpha Lau has reiterated.

Speaking after a Commercial Radio programme on Sunday, Lau said the number of foreign companies moving to Hong Kong had been on the rise in recent years and that tariffs were now also a factor.

“The companies told me that, although in the short term these uncertainties are not very good for doing business, they are looking for a platform where the whole region is growing,” she said.

This month, InvestHK announced that it had helped over 1,300 overseas and mainland companies expand their business here, bringing foreign direct investment of more than HK$160 billion and exceeding the performance indicators set out in the 2022 Policy Address.

Lau added that her team will continue to attract investments from emerging markets.