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The Prime Minister of Belgium, Mr Guy Verhofstadt, will arrive in Hong Kong on Thursday (November 10) on an official three-day visit. It will form part of his Asian tour to Singapore, Seoul and Tokyo.
The Chief Executive, Mr Donald Tsang, will meet the prime minister in a bilateral meeting before an official luncheon on Saturday (November 12).
While in Hong Kong, the prime minister will attend the Gala-Dinner of the Best of Belgium Festival and hold a special seminar to promote the Double Taxation Agreement, the new notional interest measures taken by the Belgian Government as well as the financial and investment relations between Hong Kong and Belgium.
Ends/Tuesday, November 8, 2005
Issued at HKT 18:58
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