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The Financial Secretary, Mr John C Tsang, will have meetings in Beijing with Central Government officials responsible for financial and monetary matters between September 5 and 7 to discuss issues of mutual concern.
During his stay in Beijing, Mr Tsang will visit various departments and organisations responsible for financial, monetary and trade matters. They are the China Securities Regulatory Commission, the China Banking Regulatory Commission, the People's Bank of China, the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council, the China Insurance Regulatory Commission, the Ministry of Finance and the National Development and Reform Commission.
The Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury, Professor K C Chan, and the Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, Mr Norman Chan, will join Mr Tsang for the meetings in Beijing. Mr Tsang will return to Hong Kong in the evening on September 7.
Prior to the visit to Beijing, Mr Tsang will lead a Hong Kong business delegation to Jilin on September 1 and attend the opening ceremony of the Sixth China Jilin - Northeast Asia Investment and Trade Expo, visit the Hong Kong Pavilion and attend the High-level Forum on Northeast Asia Economic and Trade Co-operation on the morning of September 2.
From September 2 afternoon to September 3, Mr Tsang will lead the delegation to meet senior government officials of Changchun Municipality and Jilin Province. They will visit Jilin enterprises to learn more about the investment environment and development prospects there and explore business opportunities for Hong Kong enterprises.
Ends/Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Issued at HKT 16:00
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