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The Financial Secretary, Mr John C Tsang, had a number of meetings today (October 13) with the Chairman of the US Federal Reserve Board, Dr Ben Bernanke, and senior representatives of the banking sector before concluding his three-day visit to Tokyo.
Mr Tsang started the day by meeting the Chief Executive of Citigroup, Mr Vikram Pandit. Later, Mr Tsang also met with the Chief Executive Officer Group Asia Pacific of UBS, Mr Chi-won Yoon.
A lunch meeting was arranged for Mr Tsang to meet Hong Kong people working or doing business in Japan to better understand the economic situation of Japan.
Last on Mr Tsang's itinerary was the meeting with Dr Bernanke, in which they exchanged views on the economic outlook of the US, Europe and China.
Having completed the visit, Mr Tsang departed for Hong Kong in late afternoon.
Ends/Saturday, October 13, 2012
Issued at HKT 15:34
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