The Financial Secretary, Mr Paul Chan, today (October 11) attended the Caixin Roundtable meeting in Bali, Indonesia, and met with US government financial officials and representatives of the banking sector.

     At the Roundtable, Mr Chan spoke on its theme, "Financial Opening-up: The Engine of New Reformation", and focused on how Hong Kong, as an international financial centre, can contribute to the opening up of the Mainland's financial market and assist enterprises in grasping the development opportunities in the Mainland. Drawing the participation of government officials, academics and representatives of the business sector, the Roundtable was held to discuss the opening up of the global financial market and its innovation and reformation.
 
     Before that, Mr Chan met with the Chairman of the Board of Governors of the US Federal Reserve System, Mr Jerome Powell, to exchange views on matters of mutual interest.

     Mr Chan also met with representatives of the banking sector and discussed on global and Kong Kong economic outlook.
 
     Tomorrow (October 12), Mr Chan will attend the Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank Group as a member of the Chinese delegation.

Ends/Thursday, October 11, 2018
Issued at HKT 21:31

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