Hong Kong's Financial Secretary, John Tsang, announced on Thursday that he will be leading a high-level mission to Slovenia, Austria and the Czech Republic, in order to promote the opportunities that are available in Hong Kong to global partners.
“As I have mentioned in the Budget, it is important for the Government to help our enterprises develop economic relations with the emerging markets. I will continue to do all I can to tell our investors the advantages of Hong Kong’s position in the region and the benefits of using Hong Kong as a platform for doing business in and with Mainland China, ” Mr Tsang explained.
He will be accompanied by an 18-member business delegation to Ljubljana, Vienna and Prague, the respective capitals of the three Central European nations.
Mr Tsang announced that he would be departing Hong Kong late on Saturday (24th May) to attend a range of meetings with government and private sector leaders concerned with business, banking, economics and finance.
On 26th May, Mr Tsang is to meet the Governor of the Bank of Slovenia, Dr Marko Kranjec, before holding talks with Slovenia’s Minister of the Economy, Andrej Vizjak, and the Minister of Finance, Dr Andrej Bajuk.
After delivering the keynote address at an Executive Business Lunch, Mr Tsang will hold a session with Slovenian media.
The following day, 27th May, Mr Tsang will go to Vienna where he will meet the
Austrian Vice-Chancellor and Minister of Finance, Mr Wilhelm Molterer, address
an Executive Business Lunch, give an interview to Austrian media and have discussions
with the Minister of Economics and Labour, Dr Martin Bratenstein.
On 28th May, Mr Tsang will brief Austrian media before going to the Austrian National Bank for talks with its Governor, Dr Klaus Liebscher, and addressing a business lunch hosted by the bank’s Chief Executive Officer, Dr Erich Hampel.
After travelling to Prague on 28th May, Mr Tsang will give a keynote speech to a select business audience, and meet the Minister of Finance, Miroslav Kalousek, and the Governor of the Czech National Bank, Mr Zdenek Tuma. He will also visit the Prague Stock Exchange.
Mr Tsang will then travel to London on 1st June to attend a Creative Hong Kong event and for a further round of official meetings, before returning to Hong Kong on 4th June.
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