Mainland helps boost HK prosperity

LIMA: President Hu Jintao said the central government would always support Hong Kong and Macao SARs in coping with and overcoming various difficulties, when meeting Donald Tsang, chief executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) on Saturday on the sideline of the 16th Economic Leaders' Meeting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC).

Hu said the central government would take effective measures to help the HKSAR government ward off the impact of the global financial crisis, safeguard the stability of financial markets and boost economic growth.

He expressed his belief that as long as the HKSAR government and people from all circles could be united, the region would maintain its long-term prosperity and stability.