Financial Secretary Paul Chan exchanged views with officials from Oman as he began his trip to Davos for the World Economic Forum's annual meeting.

The gathering is expected to bring together nearly 3,000 cross-sector leaders, some 400 political officials, 850 top company bosses and 100 tech pioneers.

Chan arrived in the Swiss town on Monday, after which he met the Minister of Economy of the Sultanate of Oman, Said Mohammed Al-Saqri.

During their meeting, Chan said Hong Kong is well positioned to support Oman, which is transitioning from an oil-driven growth model towards a more diversified economic structure, with efforts to promote green energy while deepening ties with China.

He said the SAR, as a "super connector", can help facilitate mainland and Hong Kong enterprises to invest in Oman to support its infrastructure and industrial development, while leveraging its status as a global financial hub to assist Omani enterprises in fundraising and financing.

The two sides discussed ways to deepen cooperation in areas such as finance, trade, green transformation and industrial development.

Chan also expressed his support for the stock exchanges and regulatory authorities in both places to explore the potential of dual or secondary listings.

He earlier attended the welcome reception of the annual summit and exchanged views with participants from around the world.

Themed "A Spirit of Dialogue", the summit runs until Friday, covering topics such as cooperating in a more contested world.

Chan is scheduled to return to Hong Kong on Saturday.