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Following is the transcript of remarks by the Financial Secretary and the Honorary Chairperson of the Hong Kong-Taiwan Economic and Cultural Co-operation and Promotion Council, Mr John C Tsang, at a media session after the opening reception of the Hong Kong Economic, Trade and Cultural Office in Taipei today (May 15):
Reporter: This is obviously an important milestone for Hong Kong and Taiwan. Can you please tell us what the trade office wishes to achieve in the future?
Financial Secretary: Well, Taiwan and Hong Kong, we are one of the biggest trading partners among all, so what we have done is to establish offices in our respective regions. Hopefully, that would help to enhance not only trade, not only things in the commercial area, but I think most important of all is the understanding between the two peoples - the people in Taiwan get a better understanding of people in Hong Kong and vice versa, and this is what we aim to achieve. So the cultural elements are a very important aspect of that, and we are hoping to push that forward.
(Please also refer to the Chinese portion of the transcript.)
Ends/Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Issued at HKT 19:16
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