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The Chief Executive, Mr Donald Tsang, will lead a delegation to attend the 13th Plenary of the Hong Kong/Guangdong Co-operation Joint Conference in Guangzhou on Thursday (September 16).
Mr Tsang and the Governor of Guangdong Province, Mr Huang Huahua, will jointly preside over the meeting and meet the media afterwards.
The delegation of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government will include the Chief Secretary for Administration, Mr Henry Tang; the Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs, Mr Stephen Lam; the Secretary for Food and Health, Dr York Chow; the Secretary for Transport and Housing, Ms Eva Cheng; the Director of the Chief Executive's Office, Mr Raymond Tam; the Head of the Central Policy Unit, Professor Lau Siu-kai; the Permanent Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs, Mr Joshua Law; the Acting Permanent Secretary for Development (Planning and Lands), Ms Gracie Foo; the Under Secretary for Environment, Dr Kitty Poon; the Under Secretary for Education, Mr Kenneth Chen; and the Under Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury, Ms Julia Leung.
The Chief Executive will return to Hong Kong in the evening on the same day. During his absence, the Financial Secretary, Mr John C Tsang, will be the Acting Chief Executive.
Ends/Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Issued at HKT 17:42
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