On November 22, 2008, Chinese President Hu Jintao and his wife Liu Yongqing met in Lima with Donald Tsang, chief executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) of China and his wife Selina Tsang on the sidelines of the 16th Economic Leaders' Meeting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC).

Donald Tsang briefed the president on the current situation of Hong Kong and his government's efforts in dealing with the ongoing financial crisis, voicing his appreciation for the central government's support to Hong Kong. The HKSAR government would continue to make efforts to safeguard the financial and economic stability in the region, the Hong Kong chief said.

Hu said China went through a lot of big events and difficulties this year, in which Hong Kong compatriots always stood together and shared weal and woe with the people on the mainland. Hu spoke highly of the disaster-relief efforts provided by the Hong Kong SAR government and people after the devastating earthquake that struck southwest China's Sichuan Province on May 12, saying that they had made contributions to the success of China's quake-relief work. The president said Hong Kong has also successfully completed the task of co-organizing the equestrian competition event of the 2008 Beijing Olympic and Paralympic Games.

The central government would always support Hong Kong and Macao SAR in coping with and overcoming various difficulties, said President Hu. He emphasized that the central government would take effective measures to help Hong Kong to ward off the impact of the global financial crisis, safeguard the stability of financial markets and boost economic growth. Hu 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.

Ling Jihua and Wang Huning attended the meeting.