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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 detail their policy programmes to be announced by the Chief Executive, Mr Tung Chee Hwa, in his Policy Address tomorrow (October 11).

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 13    Secretary for Education and Manpower,
              Mrs Fanny Law,
am            LegCo panel briefing
pm            Press Conference

October 13    Secretary for Health and Welfare
              Dr E K Yeoh,
am            LegCo panel briefing
pm            Press Conference

October 14    Secretary for Constitutional Affairs,
              Mr Michael Suen,
am            Stand-up briefing after LegCo panel briefing

October 16    Secretary for Commerce and Industry,
              Mr Chau Tak Hay,
am            Stand-up briefing after LegCo panel briefing

October 16    Secretary for Economic Services,
              Ms Sandra Lee,
am            Stand-up briefing after LegCo panel briefing

October 16    Secretary for the Civil Service,
              Mr Joseph Wong,
pm            Stand-up briefing after LegCo panel briefing

October 16    Secretary for Justice,
              Ms Elsie Leung, and 
              Director of Administration,
              Mr Andrew Wong,
pm            LegCo panel briefing

October 17    Secretary for Home Affairs,
              Mr Lam Woon-kwong,
am            Press Conference after LegCo panel briefing

October 17    Secretary for Health and Welfare,
              Dr E K Yeoh,
am            Stand-up briefing after LegCo panel briefing

October 17    Secretary for the Environment and Food,
              Mrs Lily Yam,
am            Stand-up briefing after LegCo panel briefing

October 17    Secretary for Housing,
              Mr Dominic Wong
pm            Stand-up briefing after LegCo panel briefing

October 18    Secretary for Transport, 
              Mr Nicholas Ng,
am            Stand-up briefing after LegCo panel briefing

October 18    Acting Secretary for Works,
              Mr Wong Hung-kin
am            Stand-up briefing after LegCo panel briefing

October 18    Secretary for Planning and Lands,
              Mr Gordon Siu,
am            LegCo panel briefing
pm            Press conference

October 19    Secretary for Security,
              Mrs Regina Ip,
am            Stand-up briefing after LegCo panel briefing

October 19    Commissioner of ICAC,
              Mr Alan Lai,
am            Stand-up briefing after LegCo panel briefing

October 19    Secretary for the Treasury,
              Miss Denise Yue,
pm            Stand-up briefing after LegCo panel briefing

October 19    Secretary for Financial Services,
              Mr Stephen Ip,
pm            Stand-up briefing after LegCo panel briefing

October 20    Secretary for Information Technology and
              Broadcasting,
              Mrs Carrie Yau,
am            Stand-up briefing after LegCo panel briefing

End/Tuesday, October 10, 2000

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