In March, Guy Bradley, Chairman of John Swire & Sons (H.K.) Limited, attended the Boao Forum for Asia 2026 Annual Conference in Hainan Province. There, he met with Mr Feng Fei, Secretary of the Hainan Provincial Party Committee, and Mr Liu Xiaoming, Governor of Hainan Province, who expressed appreciation for the Swire Group’s longstanding and strong support for the development of the Hainan Free Trade Port. They encouraged Swire to build on this foundation to further deepen practical cooperation with Hainan across areas including cultural and tourism retail, commercial properties and food processing. Guy said that Swire will continue to increase investment in the Chinese Mainland, including in Hainan, and he thanked the Hainan Provincial Party Committee and Provincial Government for their continued support of the Swire Group’s business development in the province.
Also in March, Guy attended the China Development Forum 2026 Annual Meeting and related events in Beijing. During the forum, he engaged with government officials, leading experts and scholars, heads of Chinese Mainland enterprises and leaders of multinational companies. Discussions focused on topics that included the outline of the 15th Five-Year Plan and consumer growth trends in the Chinese Mainland.