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The following is issued on behalf of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority:
In response to the Financial Secretary's decision on his re-appointment as the Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) through to September 2019, Mr Norman Chan said today (March 20), "I am very grateful to the Financial Secretary for his recognition of the hard work and efforts of the HKMA in the past four years. I am very privileged to be given the opportunity to continue to lead the highly professional HKMA team to maintain Hong Kong's financial stability and promote Hong Kong's position as an international financial centre in an uncertain and challenging macroeconomic and financial environment."
Ends/Thursday, March 20, 2014
Issued at HKT 16:50
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