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The Chief Executive, Mr C Y Leung, today (January 18) met various guest speakers of the Asian Financial Forum at Government House, including Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China Mr Liu Zhenmin; the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, Mr Jiang Jianqing; the Minister of Finance of Luxembourg, Mr Pierre Gramegna; and the Governor of the Hungarian National Bank, Dr György Matolcsy, to exchange views on economic, trade and financial issues.
Mr Leung said that the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Government would seize the enormous opportunities arising from the Belt and Road initiatives and the National 13th Five-Year Plan of the country to drive Hong Kong's economic development.
He also said that the HKSAR Government would continue to strengthen Hong Kong's status as an international financial and trade centre and its role as a "super-connector" to broaden the co-operation of the city with the Mainland of China and rest of the world, enhance Hong Kong's competitiveness and promote the co-development of Hong Kong and the country.
Ends/Monday, January 18, 2016
Issued at HKT 18:11
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