Friday, September 5 – Premier and Minister of Finance, Dr. the Honourable D. Orlando Smith, OBE is leading a delegation to Hong Kong and Greater China from September 5 to 13 to engage with business leaders, Government officials, financial services practitioners and clients in the Asia Pacific Region.
The visit coincides with the first anniversary of the opening of BVI House Asia in Hong Kong and the 30th anniversary of the International Business Companies (IBC) Act – the innovative piece of legislation which has positioned the Virgin Islands as a leading global financial services jurisdiction.
Premier Smith is accompanied by Acting Permanent Secretary, Mr. Brodrick Penn and Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the BVI Financial Services Commission, Dr. Robert Mathavious.
Deputy Premier and Minister of Natural Resources and Labour, Dr. the Honourable Kedrick Pickering will act as Premier until September 14 when Premier Smith returns to the Territory.
Honourable Pickering’s appointment is in accordance with Section 55 (1) of the Virgin Islands Constitution Order, 2007 which states, “If the Premier is expected to be absent from the Virgin Islands for more than forty-eight hours, the Governor shall authorise the Deputy Premier to perform the functions of the office of Premier; and the Governor shall revoke this authority on the return to the Virgin Islands of the Premier.”
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