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The Financial Secretary, Mr John C Tsang, will visit New York, Washington DC and Chicago from tomorrow (September 19) to September 28 to strengthen ties between Hong Kong and the United States.
In New York, Mr Tsang's programme includes meetings with prominent figures of financial institutions and visits to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and NYSE Euronext.
In Washington, Mr Tsang will attend the Annual Meetings of International Monetary Fund and World Bank Group. He will also have meetings with ratings agencies and US officials.
While in Chicago, Mr Tsang will join the Chief Executive of Cathay Pacific, Mr John Slosar, to celebrate Cathay Pacific's inaugural flight between Hong Kong and Chicago. He will also visit Chicago Mercantile Exchange and meet city officials.
Mr Tsang will return to Hong Kong on the evening of September 28. In his absence, the Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury, Professor K C Chan, will act as Financial Secretary.
Ends/Sunday, September 18, 2011
Issued at HKT 16:00
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