Hong Kong's Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury, Professor K C Chan, has this weekend made an official visit to the United States.
During his visit, Mr Chan met with senior government officials and corporate leaders of mercantile and stock exchanges, investment banks and credit rating agency in New York, Washington, DC, and San Francisco to promote Hong Kong’s status as an international financial centre.
On the afternoon of the 12th, Professor Chan delivered a keynote speech at a seminar hosted by HSBC, USA, Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in New York and the Hong Kong Association of New York.
Arriving in Washington, DC on May 13, Professor Chan will call on Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System Mr Ben Bernanke and Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission Mr Christopher Cox.
On May 14, Professor Chan will call on Under Secretary of the Treasury for International Affairs Mr David McCormick. Before leaving for San Francisco, Professor Chan will address a luncheon organised by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
On May 15, Chan will address the Hong Kong Financial Summit in San Francisco Bay Area on “Globalisation Through Hong Kong’s Capital Markets”.
The summit is jointly hosted by Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in San Francisco (SFETO) and Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited and co-organised by Invest Hong Kong and the Santa Clara Chamber of Commerce.
Before concluding his visit, Professor Chan will attend a reception hosted by the SFETO and the Hong Kong Association of Northern California.
He will return to Hong Kong on May 17.
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