Vice-Premier Li Keqiang visits Hong Kong
Mr Li had a busy schedule of events from August 16 to 18.
Warm welcome: Chief Executive Donald Tsang welcomes Vice-Premier Li Keqiang (right) on his arrival for a three-day official visit. (August 16, 2011)
Sincere dialogue: Vice-Premier Li Keqiang meets Chief Executive Donald Tsang at the hotel. (August 16, 2011)
Heart-warming gifts: Vice-Premier Li Keqiang presents seniors with a television and a stand-up wheelchair during his visit to a Ho Man Tin elderly centre. (August 16, 2011)
High note: Vice-Premier Li Keqiang chats with a woman attending a singing lesson during his visit to a Ho Man Tin seniors' centre. Looking on is Secretary for Labour & Welfare Matthew Cheung. (August 16, 2011)
Housing history: Vice-Premier Li Keqiang receives a briefing from the Secretary for Transport & Housing Eva Cheng on the design and living environment of public housing during his visit to the Housing Authority Exhibition Centre. (August 16, 2011)
Family portrait: Vice-Premier Li Keqiang, together with Chief Executive Donald Tsang, visit the Kwok family in Lam Tin. (August 16, 2011)
Collective contribution: Vice-Premier Li Keqiang praises the industrial, commercial and professional sectors for contributing to Hong Kong’s development during a tea gathering. (August 16, 2011)
Home dinner: Vice-Premier Li Keqiang signs the guest book at Government House before he joins a dinner hosted by Chief Executive Donald Tsang. (August 16, 2011)
Mutual benefit: Visiting Vice-Premier Li Keqiang announces new measures aimed at boosting Hong Kong’s economy at the Forum on the National 12th Five-Year Plan & Economic, Trade & Financial Co-operation & Development Between the Mainland & Hong Kong. (August 17, 2011)
Tighter bond: Vice-Premier Li Keqiang (centre), and Chief Executive Donald Tsang propose a toast after a signing ceremony to bolster co-operation between the Mainland and Hong Kong. (August 17, 2011)
RMB bonds issue: Vice-Premier Li Keqiang officiates at the launch ceremony of renminbi sovereign bonds in Hong Kong. (August 17, 2011)
Market update: Vice-Premier Li Keqiang visits Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing and poses in a floor trader’s vest for a group photo with Chief Executive Donald Tsang (second right), HKEx Chairman Ronald Arculli and HKEx Chief Executive Charles Li (right). (August 17, 2011)
Photo opportunity: Vice-Premier Li Keqiang, accompanied by Chief Executive Donald Tsang, poses with principal officials, as well as representatives of the Executive Council, the Legislative Council and the Judiciary. (August 17, 2011)
Cheers: Vice-Premier Li Keqiang (right) proposes a toast to Chief Executive Donald Tsang and his wife Selina at a welcome dinner. (August 17, 2011)
Mutual respect: Vice-Premier Li Keqiang (right) calls on renowned contemporary Sinologist Prof Jao Tsung-I at the University of Hong Kong campus before its centenary ceremony. (August 18, 2011)
Academic links: Vice-Premier Li Keqiang (left), together with Chief Executive Donald Tsang, unveils plaques for the Hong Kong-Guangdong Stem Cell & Regenerative Medicine Research Centre and the State Key Laboratory of Emerging Infectious Diseases (Partner Laboratory at HKU-Shenzhen Branch) at the University of Hong Kong centenary ceremony. (August 18, 2011)
Warm encouragement: Vice-Premier Li Keqiang encourages students to work hard at their studies after attending the University of Hong Kong centenary ceremony. (August 18)
New offices: Vice-Premier Li Keqiang (right), accompanied by Chief Executive Donald Tsang, officiates at the plaque unveiling ceremony of the new Government Headquarters at Tamar. (August 18, 2011)
Fond farewell: As Vice-Premier Li Keqiang prepares to leave at Hong Kong airport, he says his visit has deepened his understanding of the city. (August 18, 2011)
