The 2004 Hong Kong Financial Services Expo opened on September 20 in Shanghai at the Shanghai International Convention Center.
Henry Tang, Hong Kong's financial secretary, and Feng Guoqin, Shanghai's vice mayor, spoke at yesterday's opening ceremony.
The Hong Kong/Shanghai CFO Forum also opened yesterday.
Forty-nine Hong Kong banks and financial institutions participated the three-day event, including the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corp, Standard Bank, East Asia Bank, Tanrich Futures Ltd, Sovereign Trust (Hong Kong) Ltd and the SHK Financial Group.
Products and services they promoted at the expo ranged from corporate finance and private equity to asset management, financial planning, and communications technologies.