Beijing 2008 - Treasury markets summit to be held in Beijing

HONG KONG, Dec. 3 (Xinhua) -- The Treasury Markets Summit will be held in Beijing on December 13 to examine the opportunities and challenges brought about by the Mainland's financial reform and liberalization.

The event will discuss how financial institutions and corporations can optimize their capital structure and improve liquidity and risk management through sophisticated products and treasury-markets services and efficient financial infrastructure, according to a press statement issued Monday by the government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.

Organized by Hong Kong's Monetary Authority and the Treasury Markets Association, the meeting will also look into strategies for developing wealth-management business.

Hong Kong Monetary Authority Chief Executive Joseph Yam and People's Bank of China Deputy Governor Wu Xiaoling will be the keynote speakers.

Senior regulators and financial experts from the Mainland and Hong Kong will share their experience and insights in four panel sessions, covering debt securities, financial infrastructure, wealth management and corporate risk management, said the statement.