Rustam Minnikhanov arrives in Hong Kong on a working visit
17 April 2014, Thursday
On April 16, in the evening, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov arrived in Hong Kong on a working visit. Hong Kong is the next city where business meetings and negations will be held within the framework of Tatarstan delegation’s working visit to China.
To the point, Rustam Minnikhanov had already visited Urumqi and Beijing.
Today, Tatarstan President will get familiar with the activities of the Hong Kong Science and Technology Park, meet with representatives of the Hong Kong Trade Development Council, and hold negotiations with potential investment companies. Rustam Minnikhanov will also meet with Financial Secretary of Hong Kong Mr. John Tsang.
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Hong Kong is a Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China. Its Chinese name is Xianggang. In 1842-1997 it was a British colony. On July 1, 1997 Hong Kong became the Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China. It is surrounded by the South China Sea and borders the Chinese province of Guangdong. The territory's 1,104 km2 area consists of Hong Kong Island, the Kowloon Peninsula, the New Territories, and about 260 offshore islands, of which the largest is Lantau Island.
Hong Kong's population is 7.2 million people (2013), with 95 per cent being ethnic Chinese.
Tatarstan President's Press Office, Elena Britvina
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