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After concluding his visit to the United States, Mr Tsang will continue his journey to Europe. He will meet senior government officials and bankers during his stay in Brussels, Luxembourg, Rome and Vienna.
In Brussels, he will sign an Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement with Belgium and another with Luxembourg at Palais d'Egmont on October 7.
He will call on the Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister of Belgium, Mr Philippe Maystadt and attend a dinner hosted by Minister of Budget of Luxembourg, Mr Marc Fischbach.
Mr Tsang will also meet the Prime Minister of Luxembourg, Mr Jean-Claude Juncker and have lunch with Board of Luxembourg Bankers Association before his departure for Rome on October 8.
In Rome, Mr Tsang will sign the Hong Kong/Italy Air Services Agreement at a ceremony at the Italian Ministry of Transport on October 9.
Later on that day, he will call on the Finance Minister, Professor Vincenzo Visco and the Governor of Bank of Italy, Mr Antonio Fazio.
On October 11, Mr Tsang will arrive in Vienna where he will sign an Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement with the State Secretary of Austria, Mrs Benita Ferrero-Waldner. He will also meet the Austrian Minister of Finance and Governor of Bank of Austria, Mr Viktor Klima.
Mr Tsang will return to Hong Kong on October 15.
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Govt committed to press freedom: CS
The Government is committed to maintaining an environment in which a free and robust press can operate under the minimum of regulation which does not fetter freedom of expression or editorial independence.
Speaking at a luncheon hosted by the National Press Club in Canberra today (Wednesday), the Chief Secretary, Mrs Anson Chan, said if Hong Kong had to enjoy its pre-eminent position as an international, financial and trading centre in the Asian region, freedom of the media must continue.
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