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The Financial Secretary, Mr John C Tsang, will leave for Beijing on Tuesday (October 18) to attend various meetings with several ministries of the Central Government as well as the opening ceremony of the 15th Beijing-Hong Kong Economic Co-operation Symposium to be held on Thursday (October 20).
While in Beijing, Mr Tsang will meet with officials of various government departments and organisations responsible for financial, monetary and trade matters. These include the Ministry of Commerce, the National Tourism Administration, the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council, the China Insurance Regulatory Commission, the Ministry of Science and Technology, the China Banking Regulatory Commission, the China Securities Regulatory Commission, the National Development and Reform Commission, the People's Bank of China and the Ministry of Finance.
Accompanying Mr Tsang to Beijing will be 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. Joining Mr Tsang for meetings with relevant officials will be the Director-General of Trade and Industry, Ms Maria Kwan; the Commissioner for Tourism, Mr Philip Yung; the Commissioner for Innovation and Technology, Miss Janet Wong; and the Commissioner of Insurance, Ms Annie Choi.
Mr Tsang will return to Hong Kong on Friday night (October 21). In his absence, the Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development, Mr Gregory So, will act as Financial Secretary.
Ends/Friday, October 14, 2011
Issued at HKT 16:23
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