The Financial Secretary, Mr John C Tsang, today (September 5) continued to participate in the Group of Twenty (G20) Leaders' Summit in Hangzhou as part of the delegation of the People's Republic of China.
 
     The meeting today discussed measures to jointly promote financial stability, free and open international trade as well as infrastructure investment.
 
     On the margins of the G20 Leaders' Summit, Mr Tsang also took the opportunity to meet with senior financial officials of other G20 economies.
 
     This afternoon, Mr Tsang met with the Federal Minister of Finance of Germany, Mr Wolfgang Schäuble, to exchange views on the economic outlook of the euro zone and the impact of Brexit on the region’s economic development.
 
     He concluded the day by meeting with the Minister for Finance of Canada, Mr Bill Morneau. They exchanged views on the global economy.
 
     Mr Tsang will leave Hangzhou tomorrow morning (September 6) and return to Hong Kong in the afternoon.

Ends/Monday, September 5, 2016
Issued at HKT 21:23

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