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The Secretary for the Environment, Mr Edward Yau, departed for Beijing this morning (March 2) to attend the launch ceremony for the construction of the Hong Kong branch line of the Second West-East Natural Gas Pipeline. Mr Yau was invited by the National Energy Administration.
The ceremony, organised by the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), the National Energy Administration and the China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC), will be held at the China National Convention Centre this afternoon.
Also present will be the Administrator of the National Energy Administration, Mr Liu Tienan, senior officials of NDRC, Guangdong and Shenzhen, as well as CNPC representatives. Mr Yau and senior officials of the Mainland will address the ceremony.
The Central Government earlier announced that construction work on the Second Pipeline of the West-East Gas Transmission Project will be accelerated with the aim of bringing forward the supply of natural gas to Hong Kong to the second half of 2012.
Mr Yau will return to Hong Kong tomorrow (March 3).
Ends/Friday, March 2, 2012
Issued at HKT 10:32
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