Vice-Premier Li Keqiang on Wednesday visited Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) and Hong Kong Monetary Authority.

Accompanied by Hong Kong Chief Executive Donald Tsang, Li arrived at HKEx in Central of Hong Kong Wednesday morning and was greeted by HKEx's Chief Executive Charles Li and Chairman Ronald Joseph Arculli.

Li was welcomed by a burst of applause when he arrived at the HKEx trading hall. He was presented with a floor trader's vest with the number 6632 before moving to the HKEx exhibition hall.

The vice-premier also visited the Hong Kong Monetary Authority. He arrived there in the afternoon to view exhibitions featuring the city's finance system as well as the layout of the local major infrastructure.