BEIJING, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said Monday he expected Hong Kong to maintain stable economic growth next year and appreciated the city's efforts to pull through the global downturn this year.
"In the coming year, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) government should continue its work to deal with the global financial crisis and maintain stable economic development," Wen said in a meeting with Donald Tsang Yam-kuen, chief executive of Hong Kong SAR, in Beijing.