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The Secretary for Justice, all Bureau Secretaries, and the Commissioner of ICAC will be briefing the Legislative Council panels in the coming two weeks to explain in greater details their policy programmes to be announced by the Chief Executive, Mr Tung Chee Hwa, in his Policy Address tomorrow (Wednesday).

There will also be arrangements for the bureau secretaries to meet the media after the LegCo sessions.

Following is a tentative programme setting out the press activities relating to the policy programmes. Details for individual media sessions will be announced prior to the event.

Date/Time     Bureau Secretary

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October 8   Secretary for Planning, Environment

            and Lands,

            Mr Gordon Siu,

am          LegCo panel briefing

pm          Press conference



October 8   Secretary for Economic Services,

            Mr Stephen Ip,

am          Stand-up briefing after LegCo panel briefing



October 9   Secretary for Education and Manpower,

            Mr Joseph W P Wong,

am          Stand-up briefing after LegCo panel briefings



October 11  Secretary for Transport,

            Mr Nicholas Ng,

am          LegCo panel briefing

pm          Press conference 



October 11  Secretary for the Civil Service,

            Mr Lam Woon-kwong,

pm          LegCo panel briefing



October 11  Secretary for Financial Services,

            Mr Rafael Hui,

pm          LegCo panel briefing



October 11  Secretary for the Treasury,

            Miss Denise Yue,

pm          LegCo panel briefing



October 12  Secretary for Works,

            Mr Lee Shing-see,

am          Stand-up briefing after LegCo panel briefing



October 12  Secretary for Planning, Environment

            and Lands,

            Mr Gordon Siu,

am          Stand-up briefing after LegCo panel briefing



October 12  Secretary for Information Technology

            and Broadcasting,

            Mr Kwong Ki-chi,

am          Stand-up briefing after LegCo panel briefing



October 12  Secretary for Trade and Industry,

            Mr Chau Tak Hay,

pm          Press conference after LegCo panel briefing



October 12  Secretary for Home Affairs,

            Mr David Lan,

pm          Stand-up briefing after LegCo panel briefing



October 13  Secretary for Justice,

            Ms Elsie Leung, and

            Director of Administration,

            Mrs Carrie Yau,

am          Stand-up briefing after LegCo panel briefing



October 13  Secretary for Housing,

            Mr Dominic Wong,

am          LegCo panel briefing

pm          Press conference



October 14  Secretary for Health and Welfare,

            Dr E K Yeoh,

am          LegCo panel briefings



October 14  Secretary for Constitutional Affairs,

            Mr Michael Suen,

pm          Stand-up briefing after LegCo panel briefing



October 16  Secretary for Security,

            Mrs Regina Ip,

am          Press conference after LegCo panel briefing



October 16  Commissioner of ICAC,

            Mr Alan Lai,

am          Stand-up briefing after LegCo panel briefing

End/Tuesday, October 5, 1999

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