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A Government spokesman announced today (August 23) that the Chief Executive had invited Director General of the Department of Fiscal and Financial Affairs, National Development and Reform Commission, Mr Xu Lin, and Director of the Guangdong Development and Reform Commission, Mr Chen Shanru, to be the guest speakers at the Economic Summit on "China's 11th Five-Year Plan and the Development of Hong Kong" to be held on September 11, 2006.
Mr Xu and Mr Chen will give a presentation on the National 11th Five-Year Plan and Guangdong Province's 11th Five-Year Plan respectively. They will also discuss with the panellists the opportunities and challenges that Hong Kong is facing in connection with the 11th Five-Year Plan.
Ends/Wednesday, August 23, 2006
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