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FS to attend IMF and World Bank Group Annual Meetings
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     The Financial Secretary, Mr John C Tsang, will leave for the United States on Tuesday afternoon (October 8) to attend the Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank Group in Washington, DC, as a member of the Chinese delegation on Friday (October 11).

     Mr Tsang will have a brief stop in New York on Wednesday (October 9) before travelling to Washington, DC, on Thursday (October 10).

     During his stay in New York and Washington, DC, Mr Tsang will meet with US officials such as the Federal Reserve Board Chairman, Dr Ben Bernanke, and heavyweights of the US financial sector.

     Mr Tsang will return to Hong Kong in the morning of October 14. In his absence, the Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury, Professor K C Chan, will act as Financial Secretary.

Ends/Friday, October 4, 2013
Issued at HKT 16:01

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