FS and officials to appear on media programmes
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    The Financial Secretary, Mr Henry Tang, and other senior Government officials will appear on a number of media programmes over the weekend to explain the 2007-08 Budget and listen to the views of the public.
 
Following is the broadcast schedule:

Tomorrow (March 3)
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กฏ  The Financial Secretary's "Hong Kong Letter" to be broadcast on RTHK Radio 1 and 5 at 9.10 am;

กฏ  The Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury, Mr Frederick Ma, to speak on RTHK Radio 1 and 5's "Accountability" at 8 am;

กฏ Government Economist Mr Kwok Kwok-chuen and the Secretary to the Commission on Poverty, Mr Stephen Fisher, to appear on Metro Finance's "Ming's Tea House" at 9 am;  

กฏ  Mr Frederick Ma to appear on Commercial Radio 1's "Saturday Forum" at 9 am;

กฏ The Director of Social Welfare, Mr Paul Tang, and the Secretary to the Commission on Poverty, Mr Stephen Fisher, to appear on Commercial Radio 1's "Saturday Forum" at 10 am.

March 4 (Sunday)
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กฏ The Deputy Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury (Treasury), Miss Amy Tse, to appear on RTHK's "City Forum". The programme will be broadcast at TVB-Jade and Cable TV Finance Info Channel at 12.05 pm and 4 pm respectively.  



Ends/Friday, March 2, 2007
Issued at HKT 18:16

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