SFST to attend 2018 HK Fintech Week Shenzhen Day
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     The Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury, Mr James Lau, will depart for Shenzhen tomorrow (November 2) to take part in 2018 Hong Kong Fintech Week Shenzhen Day, an unprecedented cross-boundary Fintech event.

     Mr Lau will take a high-speed train to Futian, Shenzhen, to attend the gala luncheon co-organised by Invest Hong Kong and the Office of Financial Development Service of the Shenzhen Municipal Government. He will speak about future development and collaboration on Fintech in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, and join participants for a visit to the headquarters of Tencent. 

     Mr Lau will return to Hong Kong in the evening on the same day. During his absence, the Under Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury, Mr Joseph Chan, will be the Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury.

Ends/Thursday, November 1, 2018
Issued at HKT 16:00

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