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The Financial Secretary, Mr John C Tsang, will lead a business mission to Central Europe on Monday (September 21) for a six-day visit to Budapest in Hungary, Warsaw in Poland, and Dusseldorf and Frankfurt in Germany from September 21 to September 26 to strengthen political and business ties between Hong Kong and Central Europe and promote economic and trade co-operation among countries along the "Belt and Road" routes.
During his stay in Budapest on Monday and Tuesday (September 21 and 22), Mr Tsang will call on senior government officials and will speak at a business luncheon co-organised by the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office (HKETO) in Berlin, the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) and the Hungarian Chamber of Commerce to showcase Hong Kong's advantages under the "Belt and Road" initiative.
Mr Tsang's next stop will be Warsaw, where he will meet senior officials in charge of trade and finance and visit the Warsaw Stock Exchange and the Lodz Special Economic Zone on Wednesday (September 23). He will speak at a business luncheon co-organised by the HKETO in Berlin, the HKTDC and the Polish Chamber of Commerce.
While in Germany, on Thursday (September 24) he will first visit Duisburg Port, the final destination of the Yuxinou (Chongqing-Xinjiang-Europe) freight railway, which has been hailed as the "New Silk Road". This will be followed by an event to celebrate the launch of direct flight services between Hong Kong and Dusseldorf. He will then speak in Dusseldorf on Friday (September 25) at a business seminar on the business opportunities under the "Belt and Road" initiative and at a business luncheon co-organised by the HKETO in Berlin and the HKTDC. In the afternoon, Mr Tsang will travel to Frankfurt and meet with local business leaders there.
Mr Tsang will return to Hong Kong on Sunday morning (September 27). In his absence, the Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury, Professor K C Chan, will act as Financial Secretary.
Ends/Friday, September 18, 2015
Issued at HKT 16:20
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