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The Financial Secretary, Mr John C Tsang, today (August 2) paid visits to a number of Hunan Province's key enterprises in Changsha before concluding his visit to Wuhan and Changsha.
In the morning, Mr Tsang held a meeting with the Governor of Hunan Province, Mr Du Jiahao, and visited a key enterprise engaged in the manufacturing of central air-conditioning non-electric absorption chillers that are powered by waste heat. The manufacturer is widely recognised for its green products.
These visits were followed by a lunch with Hong Kong people working in Hunan Province. Mr Tsang took the chance to learn more about the business environment and the challenges facing Hong Kong people there.
Mr Tsang later went to the Changsha National Hi-Tech Industrial Development Zone in the afternoon to see for himself the latest developments of one of China's earliest national-level high-tech industry development zones. He also visited a leading supplier of energy-saving and metering products and an information technology company involved in cultural, education and software development projects.
Having completed his visit to Wuhan and Changsha, Mr Tsang left for Hong Kong in the evening.
Ends/Friday, August 2, 2013
Issued at HKT 19:25
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