A business delegation composed of Australian financial leaders attended the 16th Asian Financial Forum (AFF), organised by the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) and the Hong Kong Trade and Development Council (HKTDC) on 11 and 12 January 2023. The Australian mission was the largest such delegation for three years and joined 16 other business delegations, with more than 200 representatives, including from mainland China, Canada, Germany, Indonesia, South Korea, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Thailand, and the UAE. With this year's theme being Accelerating Transformation: Impact - Inclusion - Innovation, AFF examined the current state of the global economy and explored major issues, such as trade and sustainable development across more than 40 panel discussions and workshops. The first large-scale business exchange event of 2023 in the city comes on the heels of the reopening of the Hong Kong-mainland China border.