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The Financial Secretary, Mr John C Tsang, will leave for Canada tomorrow (June 25) to attend the Group of Twenty (G20) Toronto Summit on June 26 and 27 as part of the delegation of the People's Republic of China.
The G20 Toronto Summit will provide leaders with an important opportunity to follow through on commitments made at previous summits and to continue the work of building a healthier, stronger and more sustainable global economy.
Mr Tsang said participation in the international economic co-operation forum would enable Hong Kong to obtain firsthand information on the latest developments in the world economy, especially as the world economic recovery is yet to be firmly established.
Mr Tsang will return to Hong Kong on the morning of June 29. The Secretary for Development, Mrs Carrie Lam, will act as Financial Secretary from the afternoon of June 25 to the morning of June 27, and the Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury, Professor K C Chan, from the afternoon of June 27 to June 28 while Mr Tsang is on the duty visit.
Ends/Thursday, June 24, 2010
Issued at HKT 17:02
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