FS to attend international conferences in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea

     The Financial Secretary, Mr Paul Chan, will attend international conferences in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea from October 10 to 19.

     In the evening on October 10, Mr Chan will depart for Bali, Indonesia, to attend the Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank Group (WBG) as a member of the Chinese delegation.

     During his stay, Mr Chan will meet with representatives of the IMF and the WBG, other attending government officials and prominent figures from the banking sector. 

     Mr Chan will return to Hong Kong in the night on October 13 and head to Papua New Guinea the following night (October 14) for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Finance Ministers' Meeting (FMM). He will also take the opportunity to hold bilateral meetings with other financial officials attending the FMM. He will return to Hong Kong in the morning on October 19.

     During his absence, the Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury, Mr James Lau, will act as the Financial Secretary.