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The Financial Secretary, Mr Henry Tang, will leave Hong Kong on Wednesday night (January 31) for a duty visit to Shanghai.
Mr Tang will officiate at the Opening Ceremony and Gala Dinner of the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in Shanghai (SHETO) on February 1. He will meet senior leaders of the governments of the Municipality of Shanghai and the four provinces and capital cities of Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Anhui and Hubei, which are covered by the SHETO.
While in Shanghai, Mr Tang will also speak at a seminar on Hong Kong's financial services on February 2 and meet senior executives of Mainland companies interested in expanding their business operations in Hong Kong.
Mr Tang will return to Hong Kong on February 2.
Ends/Monday, January 29, 2007
Issued at HKT 17:09
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