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The Financial Secretary, Mr John C Tsang, will leave for Beijing on Monday (October 29) for a three-day visit and will take a day trip to Tianjin.
While in Beijing, Mr Tsang will meet officials of various government departments and organisations in charge of Hong Kong affairs, financial, monetary and trade matters. These include the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council, the Ministry of Commerce, the Ministry of Finance, the China Banking Regulatory Commission, the China Securities Regulatory Commission, the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council, the China Insurance Regulatory Commission, the National Development and Reform Commission and the People's Bank of China.
Accompanying Mr Tsang on the visit 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.
Mr Tsang will return to Hong Kong on Wednesday night (October 31). In his absence, the Secretary for Development, Mr Paul Chan, will act as Financial Secretary.
Ends/Friday, October 26, 2012
Issued at HKT 16:20
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