SFST to visit Switzerland
*************************
The Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury, Mr Christopher Hui, will depart for a visit to Switzerland tonight (November 3).
During the visit, Mr Hui will attend and speak at the 41st session of the Intergovernmental Working Group of Experts on International Standards of Accounting and Reporting organised by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development in Geneva.
Mr Hui will meet with top figures of international organisations, as well as financial and business sectors, to introduce the advantages of Hong Kong’s financial industries and how Hong Kong is well equipped with the relevant strengths to meet the challenges of an increasingly sustainability-driven world. He will also meet with financial officials of the Swiss government.
Mr Hui will return to Hong Kong on November 8. During Mr Hui’s visit, the Under Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury, Mr Joseph Chan, will act as the Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury.