FSC Vice Chairman Kim So-young visited Hong Kong on September 8 on the final leg of his weeklong trip to Indonesia, Vietnam and Hong Kong. In Hong Kong, Vice Chairman Kim held an investor relations event to explain the capital and foreign exchange market reform efforts made by the Korean government and promote more investment in Korea. Vice Chairman Kim said that the abolishment of foreign investors' registration requirement, improvements made to companies' dividend payout procedure, extending Korea's forex market opening hours and so on will help improve investment environment for global investors. In Hong Kong, Vice Chairman Kim also held a high-level meeting with Deputy Chief Executive Arthur Yuen of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority to exchange views on recent global financial market trends and discuss ways to expand financial cooperation between Korea and Hong Kong. Since Hong Kong has successfully established itself as a global financial hub, Vice Chairman Kim sough advise for developing Korea into a global financial center. At the meeting, Vice Chairman Kim also asked for active support and interest in Korean financial companies exploring ways to establish their business operation in Hong Kong.