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The Financial Secretary, Mr John C Tsang, today (June 25) attended as a member of the delegation of China the First Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB).
During his stay in Beijing, Mr Tsang also called on the Chairman of the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC), Mr Liu Shiyu, and the AIIB President, Mr Jin Liqun, respectively, to exchange views on matters of mutual concern. The Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury, Professor K C Chan, also joined both meetings.
Mr Tsang thanked CSRC for its support in strengthening Hong Kong's status as the global offshore RMB business hub.
During his meeting with Mr Jin Liqun, he said that Hong Kong would continue to support the work of AIIB, particularly in areas such as project financing, investment, financial management and foreign exchange management.
He will deliver a speech at the National Youth Summit for Future Leaders in Finance, organised by the All-China Financial Youth Federation and Y Society.
The summit, which is aimed at nurturing youth planning for a career in the financial sector, will be attended by practitioners of finance services industry in the Mainland, as well as Hong Kong university students participating in exchange programmes of financial institutions in Beijing. Mr Tsang will return to Hong Kong tomorrow afternoon.
Ends/Saturday, June 25, 2016
Issued at HKT 19:45
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