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financial services, health protection, product branding, etc. Hong Kong and Beijing co-chaired the Third Plenary Session of the Hong Kong/Beijing Economic and Trade Co-operation Conference in November 2010 in Hong Kong. Both sides agreed to strengthen co-operation in four areas, namely, financial services; implementation of the Mainland and Hong Kong Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement; innovation and technology, creative and cultural industries; as well as joint promotion. Alongside with the Conference, a Beijing-Hong Kong Economic Co-operation Symposium was also held to enhance exchanges in areas such as tourism promotion, traffic and transportation management, financial services, health, and marketing of brand-name products.

To follow up and take forward the 191 projects led by the HKSAR Government and non-governmental organisations in support for the post-earthquake reconstruction works in Sichuan, the HKSAR Government and the Sichuan Provincial Government set up a liaison and co-ordination mechanism. The mechanism includes a high-level co-ordination group led by the Chief Secretary for Administration of the HKSAR Government and Vice-Governor of the Sichuan Provincial Government, a co-ordination group formed by representatives from the relevant bureaux and departments of the HKSAR Government and representatives from relevant departments of the Sichuan Provincial Government, and dedicated project groups for individual projects/areas of work (such as medical services, education and Wolong Natural Reserve Projects). In 2010, the Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Bureau continued to co-ordinate cross-bureaux efforts, closely communicate with the Sichuan Provincial Government, and liaise with the relevant Hong Kong professional and non-governmental organisations to ensure the

the timely implementation of reconstruction initiatives. As at end of 2010, fifteen of the 151 HKSAR Government- led projects had been completed.

Working Relationship with Macao Special Administrative Region

To strengthen co-operation between Hong Kong and Macao, the two sides established a liaison officers' system under which representatives from the respective bureaux or departments would serve as liaison officers in various co-operation areas. In July 2010, the Financial Secretary and Macao's Secretary for Economy and Finance co-chaired a meeting in Macao to discuss the latest progress and future direction of co-operation between the two places.

HKSAR's Offices in the Mainland

The HKSAR Government has four offices in the Mainland: the Beijing Office and three Economic and Trade Offices (ETOS) in Guangdong, Shanghai and Chengdu4. These offices are mainly responsible for enhancing liaison and communications with the Central People's Government (CPG) and other Mainland authorities;

4 The Beijing Office covers Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei, Henan, Shandong, Shanxi, Liaoning, Jilin, Heilongjiang, Inner Mongolia, Xinjiang, Gansu, Ningxia, Qinghai and Tibet. The Guangdong ETO covers Fujian, Jiangxi, Guangdong, Guangxi, and Hainan. The Shanghai ETO covers Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Anhui, Hubei and Shanghai. The Chengdu ETO covers Sichuan, Yunnan, Guizhou, Shaanxi, Hunan and Chongqing.

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