Source: Hong Kong Information Services
Financial Secretary Paul Chan will depart tomorrow for the US, where he will attend the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank Group (WBG) in Washington on Thursday and Friday as a member of the Chinese delegation.
The meetings bring together officials from around the world, along with central bank delegates, business leaders, representatives from non-governmental organisations, and academics, to discuss a broad range of globally significant issues.
Topics for discussions include the global economy, finance, international trade, global supply chains, climate change and digital transformation. Over the two days, Mr Chan will also meet IMF and WBG representatives, government officials from various countries, and key figures from the financial and economic sectors.
The Financial Secretary will visit New York prior to attending the meetings in Washington. In both places, he will meet representatives of local chambers of commerce, financial institutions, think tanks, and other bodies to discuss the current international financial and trade landscape and update them on developments in Hong Kong.
Mr Chan will return to Hong Kong on Sunday. During his absence, Deputy Financial Secretary Michael Wong will be Acting Secretary.