FS heading for G-20 Summit
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The Financial Secretary, Mr John C Tsang, will leave for Pittsburgh in the United States early tomorrow morning (September 24) to attend the G-20 Leaders¡¦ Summit as part of the Chinese delegation.
At the Pittsburgh Summit, leaders will review progress made since the Washington and London Summits and discuss further actions to ensure a sound and sustainable recovery from the global financial and economic crisis.
Mr Tsang will return to Hong Kong on Sunday (September 27). During his absence, the Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury, Professor K C Chan, will act as Financial Secretary in addition to his own duties.
Ends/Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Issued at HKT 17:00
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