Monday, July 25, 2011Clinton drops in for talks and a lunch
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton flew in for a whirlwind visit last night and will meet Chief Executive Donald Tsang Yam-kuen, a handful of legislators and give a luncheon talk at the American Chamber of Commerce before heading to Shenzhen this afternoon.Most of her meetings are closed-door affairs and details have not been announced for security reasons.
But it is believed she will meet Democratic Party leader Albert Ho Chun-yan, Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong vice chairwoman Starry Lee Wai-king, the Civic Party's Audrey Eu Yuet-mee and the Liberal Party's Tommy Cheung Yu-yan, among others.
At the chamber lunch, which is by invitation only and for which participants will be screened, Clinton will deliver a talk underscoring US economic leadership in the Asia-Pacific region.
After the lunch, she will go to Shenzhen, where she will meet state councillor Dai Bingguo.
Hong Kong is the fourth destination on Clinton's 12-day Asian tour.
It will be her first trip to Hong Kong since 1998 when she accompanied her husband, then President Bill Clinton, for a stopover during a tour of China.
