Accompanying Najib are Second Finance Minister Tan Sri Nor Mohamed Yakcop, Bank Negara assistant governor Lilian Leong Bee Lian, Securities Commission issues and investment executive director Datuk Kris Azman Abdullah and Khazanah Nasional Bhd managing director Datuk Azman Mokhtar.

Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak

The corporate figures going include Genting group chairman Tan Sri Lim Kok Thay, AirAsia Bhd chief executive officer Datuk Tony Fernandes, Boustead Holdings Bhd group managing director Tan Sri Lodin Wok Kamaruddin and Sapura group chief executive officer Datuk Shahril Shamsuddin.

Besides holding one-on-one meetings with the fund managers, Najib will also host a dinner for Hong Kong's captains of industry.

During a briefing yesterday, ECM Libra Avenue Bhd chief executive officer Datuk Seri Kalimullah Hassan said the roadshow's main objective was "to keep Malaysia on the radar screen" of fund managers.

"The world is very competitive now and we have to do this to ensure that the fund managers will take notice of Malaysia," he said.

The roadshow is being jointly organised by ECM Libra and Credit Suisse.

Kalimullah said the Malaysian delegation was expected to highlight the opportunities in the country's growth corridors and in other areas such as commodities and properties.

"You can expect foreign fund managers to be interested in issues like the ease of repatriating money, the latest developments in Proton and maybe even on politics like when the next general elections would be held," he said.

The structure of the Hong Kong roadshow would follow closely to that of the one held in Singapore in May, he said, adding: "That roadshow was successful because the presence of the country's leaders there showed that Malaysia was serious when it came to attracting foreign fund managers."

Najib will also hold a reception for the Malaysian community in Hong Kong.