FS meets Ben Bernanke

September 25, 2011

Financial Secretary John Tsang continued his US visit yesterday holding meetings with Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke and other prominent financial figures in Washington DC.
 
He held meetings with the Department of the Treasury's Under Secretary for International Affairs Lael Brainard, and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of BlackRock Laurence Fink.
 
He then attended a sharing session with Hong Kong students studying at nearby universities. This was followed by a lunch with the Minister and Deputy Chief of Mission of the Chinese Embassy in the US Deng Hongbo.
 
In the afternoon, Mr Tsang held meetings with Moody's and Standard & Poor's to discuss Hong Kong's economic and financial fundamentals.
 
He concluded the day by calling on Mr Bernanke to discuss the global economy and monetary policies, and Operation Twist recently announced by the board.
 
Mr Tsang will fly to Chicago today.