PETALING JAYA: Malaysian businesses with regional and global ambitions will have an opportunity to connect with Hong Kong business leaders, investors and professional services experts, when the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) brings its flagship promotional campaign “Think Business, Think Hong Kong” (TBTHK) to Kuala Lumpur on Aug 11.
The full-day symposium will bring together business leaders, investors, innovators, professional service providers and policymakers from Malaysia and Hong Kong to exchange insights, explore investment and business opportunities and forge new cross-border partnerships.
The symposium comes as Malaysia advances its ambition to become a more competitive, innovation-driven economy. The country’s priorities, such as the New Industrial Master Plan 2030, include accelerating industrial transformation, advancing sustainability and strengthening Malaysia’s connectivity with global value chains.
Against this backdrop, TBTHK will illustrate how Hong Kong can support Malaysian companies pursuing regional and international growth. The symposium will connect businesses with established networks, professional services and market opportunities across Asean, the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA) and the wider China market and beyond.
Home to nearly 10,000 Chinese Mainland and overseas companies with regional operations, Hong Kong is Asia’s leading international financial and business centre. For Malaysian companies, the city provides access to an established ecosystem of global businesses, investors, financial institutions and professional service providers that can support market entry, cross-border investment and international expansion.
HKTDC’s regional director of South East Asia and South Asia, Leung Kwan Ho, said: “Malaysia and Hong Kong share a long-standing and mutually beneficial economic relationship built on strong trade, investment and growing business connectivity. As Malaysia strengthens its position as a regional hub for business, manufacturing and innovation, Hong Kong can serve as a superconnector and super value-adder, enabling Malaysian companies to realise their ambitions beyond the domestic market.
“Through HKTDC’s networks and platforms, we aim to attract more Malaysian businesses to leverage Hong Kong’s advantages and connect them with trusted partners, investors, professional services and market insights, all to help them access the vast opportunities around the world, particularly in the Greater Bay Area and the wider China market, with more confidence.
“At the same time, through initiatives like TBTHK, we will continue to strengthen business ties and help Hong Kong and Chinese Mainland companies expand into Malaysia and the wider Asean region.”
Reflecting Malaysia’s evolving economic priorities, TBTHK will feature discussions on renmenbi internationalisation, sustainability and green innovations, Hong Kong’s role as an international financial and business centre, and healthcare solutions and innovations.
Algernon Yau, Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development if Hong Kong and Transport Minister Anthony Loke Siew Fook will be the guests of honour at the opening ceremony.
In addition to the symposium, some 30 Hong Kong service providers and startups will feature their flagship products and solutions in the exhibition’s Business Support Zone and InnoVenture Salon to create opportunities for collaboration with Malaysian participants. One-on-one business consultations and on-site business matching will facilitate deals and collaboration between Malaysian and Hong Kong companies.
A delegation of around 100 government officials, business leaders, innovators, startups and professional service providers from various sectors – including finance, business, professional services, innovation and technology, environmental services, media and advertising – will explore business opportunities in Malaysia through discussions, networking events and business matching meetings.
By bringing together business leaders and decision-makers from both markets, TBTHK aims to deepen Malaysia-Hong Kong business collaboration while providing Malaysian companies with the connections, expertise and market access needed to pursue new opportunities across regional and global markets.
As an upper middle‑income country in Southeast Asia, Malaysia is an important partner for Hong Kong. Economically, Hong Kong and Malaysia have seen their trade and investment ties deepen over the past decades. In 2025, Malaysia was Hong Kong’s 3rd largest trading partner among Asean member states.
At the end of 2025, Hong Kong was Malaysia’s second largest investor after Singapore, with a cumulative foreign direct investment (FDI) of US$34.8 billion. In the same year, Hong Kong was Malaysia’s second largest source of FDI after Singapore, with a net FDI flow of US$1.6 billion.
