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The Financial Secretary, Mr John C Tsang, continued his visit to Washington today (September 24, Washington time), which included meetings with prominent financial figures.
In the morning, Mr Tsang held meetings with the United States Department of the Treasury's Under Secretary for International Affairs, Ms Lael Brainard, and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of BlackRock, Mr Laurence Fink.
He then attended a sharing session with Hong Kong students studying at universities in the Washington area. This was followed by a lunch with the Minister and Deputy Chief of Mission of the Chinese Embassy in the United States, Mr Deng Hongbo.
In the afternoon, Mr Tsang had meetings with Moody's and Standard & Poor's separately to discuss Hong Kong's economic and financial fundamentals.
Mr Tsang concluded the day by calling on the Chairman of the US Federal Reserve Board, Mr Ben Bernanke. Both sides exchanged views on the global economy and monetary policies and "Operation Twist" that was recently announced by the Board.
Having completed the second leg of his visit, Mr Tsang will fly to Chicago tomorrow (September 25).
Ends/Sunday, September 25, 2011
Issued at HKT 11:21
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