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The Financial Secretary, Mr John C Tsang, today (August 1) continued his visit to Wuhan in the morning and proceeded to Changsha in the afternoon for the second stop in his visit, which aims to strengthen Hong Kong's economic and trade ties with Hubei and Hunan.
Before starting his visit to Changsha, Mr Tsang toured the Wuhan City Planning Exhibition Hall in the morning to learn more about the city planning there.
After arriving in Changsha at around midday, Mr Tsang visited an exhibition centre of the Changzhutan "two-type" society construction in Hunan Province, where Mr Tsang acquired a deeper understanding of the Provincial Government's efforts to promote the development and business opportunities of a resource-conserving and environmentally friendly society in Changsha, Zhuzhou and Xiangtan.
A meeting was held between Mr Tsang and member of the Standing Committee of the CPC Hunan Provincial Committee Mr Yi Lianhong, who is also the Party Secretary of Changsha, in the evening before they had dinner together.
Ends/Thursday, August 1, 2013
Issued at HKT 20:24
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