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The Financial Secretary, Mr John C Tsang, will pay a two-day visit to Macau today (June 11) and tomorrow (June 12) for the Fifth Hong Kong Macao Co-operation High Level Meeting.
The high-level meeting provides a platform for the two places to review the progress and future direction of co-operation on various fronts and explore new areas of collaboration.
Mr Tsang will also take the opportunity to learn more about the latest developments in Macau and meet senior officials there.
Also participating in the high-level meeting will be the Permanent Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs, Mr Joshua Law; the Permanent Secretary for the Environment, Ms Anissa Wong; and Deputy Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury, Miss Salina Yan.
Mr Tsang will return to Hong Kong after the meeting tomorrow. In his absence, the Secretary for Development, Mrs Carrie Lam, will act as Financial Secretary.
Ends/Monday, June 11, 2012
Issued at HKT 10:37
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