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The Financial Secretary, Mr John C Tsang, will depart for Beijing tomorrow (June 24) to attend, as a member of the delegation of China, the First Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) to be held on June 25.
While in Beijing, Mr Tsang will meet with the Chairman of the China Securities Regulatory Commission, Mr Liu Shiyu, and the AIIB President, Mr Jin Liqun. The Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury, Professor K C Chan, will join him for both meetings.
Mr Tsang will deliver a speech at a youth summit organised by the All-China Financial Youth Federation and Y Society in the morning on June 26 before returning to Hong Kong in the afternoon.
In his absence, the Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development, Mr Gregory So, will act as the Financial Secretary.
Ends/Thursday, June 23, 2016
Issued at HKT 16:01
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