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The Financial Secretary, Mr John C Tsang, today (March 23) arrived in Jakarta, Indonesia, for the final leg of his visit to Southeast Asia.
After arriving in Jakarta, Mr Tsang attended a luncheon hosted by HSBC and spoke on further opportunities for economic co-operation between Indonesia and Hong Kong.
He then called on the Indonesian Finance Minister, Sri Mulyani Indrawati, and signed with her a Comprehensive Agreement for the Avoidance of Double Taxation between Indonesia and Hong Kong. This was the third such agreement signed by Hong Kong with its trading partners in the past few days.
The Financial Secretary's next stop was Bank Indonesia where he met its Acting Governor, Mr Darmin Nasution. The two sides discussed, among other things, matters relating to the development of Islamic finance in Hong Kong and in the region.
Later in the evening, Mr Tsang will address a cocktail reception hosted by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council in Jakarta.
The Financial Secretary met the Chinese Ambassador, Madam Tong Xiaoling, in Bandar Seri Begawan, and visited the Brunei Economic Development Board yesterday before rounding up his visit to Brunei Darussalam and heading for Indonesia.
Ends/Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Issued at HKT 17:31
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