Chinese and Hong Kong officials attend economic forum in Hong Kong
Chinese and Hong Kong officials attend an economic forum in Hong Kong August 17, 2011. From left, they are: China's Minister of Commerce Chen Deming, Hong Kong Chief Executive Donald Tsang, Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang, National Development and Reform Commission Chairman Zhang Ping, Governor of the People's Bank of China Zhou Xiaochuan, China's Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office Director Wang Guangya and Guangdong province Governor Huang Huahua. Li arrived in Hong Kong on Tuesday for a three-day visit to showcase Beijing's support and the importance of the Special Administrative Region as an international finance centre. He said on Wednesday that Beijing plans to further open up services industries to Hong Kong, and allow Hong Kong insurers to set up branches the mainland and take stakes in their Chinese counterparts. REUTERS/Bobby Yip (CHINA - Tags: BUSINESS POLITICS)