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Financial Secretary Paul Chan will depart for Israel tomorrow to lead a four-day business mission to strengthen business and economic ties.

 

Mr Chan will lead a delegation comprised of more than 30 business leaders representing companies in the fields of financial services, venture capital investment, biotechnology, fintech and smart city development.

 

The delegation will visit Tel Aviv and Jerusalem.

 

They will attend a briefing by the Israeli Government on business opportunities in the country, meet business sector representatives and visit innovation and technology companies and the research and development institute of a university.

 

Mr Chan will meet Israeli Government officials.

 

In Tel Aviv, Mr Chan will give a keynote speech at a luncheon jointly organised by the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government and the Hong Kong Trade Development Council to promote stronger economic and I&T collaboration between the two places.

 

He will also speak at the 6th Annual China Business Summit to showcase Hong Kong's unique strengths which make it the ideal platform for enterprises in seizing new opportunities under the Belt & Road Initiative.

 

Secretary for Financial Services & the Treasury James Lau and Director-General of Investment Promotion Stephen Phillips will accompany Mr Chan.

 

During Mr Chan?s absence, Secretary for Commerce & Economic Development Edward Yau will act as the Financial Secretary.


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