Hong Kong's Financial Secretary John C Tsang will leave for Pittsburgh in the United States on September 24 to attend the G20 Leaders' Summit as part of the Chinese delegation, the local government website said on Wednesday.

At the Pittsburgh Summit, leaders will review progress made since the Washington and London Summits and discuss further actions to ensure a sound and sustainable recovery from the global financial and economic crisis.

Tsang will return to Hong Kong on September 27. During his absence, Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury K C Chan will act as Financial Secretary in addition to his own duties.

(Xinhua News Agency September 24, 2009)