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The Chief Executive, Mr C Y Leung, will leave for Beijing in the evening of October 22 to attend the opening ceremony of the 17th Beijing-Hong Kong Economic Co-operation Symposium to be held on the next day.
On October 23, Mr Leung and representatives from Hong Kong's industrial and commercial sectors attending the Symposium will meet with leaders of the Beijing Municipal Government. On October 24, Mr Leung will also call on Central Government officials responsible for financial and monetary matters and leaders of financial institutions in the Mainland, including the People's Bank of China, the China Securities Regulatory Commission, the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China and the Bank of China.
While in Beijing, Mr Leung will also meet Hong Kong people who study and do business in Beijing to keep abreast of their living conditions.
Included on the visit will be the Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury, Professor K C Chan; the Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs, Mr Raymond Tam; the Director of the Chief Executive's Office, Mr Edward Yau; the Director of Information Services, Mr Michael Wong; the Private Secretary to the Chief Executive, Mr Carlson Chan; the Senior Special Assistant to the Chief Executive, Mr Chan Kin-ping; and the Assistant Director (Media), Mr Nick Au Yeung.
Mr Leung will return to Hong Kong in the evening of October 24. During his absence, the Chief Secretary for Administration, Mrs Carrie Lam, will be the Acting Chief Executive.
Ends/Friday, October 18, 2013
Issued at HKT 18:09
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