HKMA welcomes appointment of Henry Tang as Financial Secretary

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04 Aug 2003

HKMA welcomes appointment of Henry Tang as Financial Secretary

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has welcomed the announcement today (4 August) by the Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Mr Tung Chee Hwa, of the appointment of Mr Henry Tang as Financial Secretary.

Mr Joseph Yam, Chief Executive of the HKMA, welcomed the appointment of Mr Tang as Financial Secretary. "Mr Henry Tang has accumulated extensive and valuable experience in government, politics and public organisations over many years, in addition to his distinguished background in the private sector. This experience will equip him well and provide him with an excellent perspective for tackling the many challenges in his new position. My colleagues and I in the HKMA wish him every success in his new capacity as Financial Secretary. We look forward very much to working with him," Mr Yam said.

For further enquiries, please contact:

Jasmin Fung, Manager (Press), at 2878 8246 or
Thomas Chan, Senior Manager (Press), at 2878 1480

Hong Kong Monetary Authority
4 August 2003

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