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Delegation of the Legislative Council to visit Northern Europe
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The following is issued on behalf of the Legislative Council Secretariat:

     The delegation of the Legislative Council (LegCo) departed for Northern Europe today (September 14) to conduct an eight-day parliamentary visit in Finland, Norway and Denmark.

     The purpose of the visit is to strengthen the ties with the various legislatures to be visited, foster mutual understanding and keep them informed of the latest developments in Hong Kong.  The delegation will also take this opportunity to obtain information on the political landscape of these legislatures and to draw on their experiences in political development, including the development of electoral system and unicameral system with a coalition government formed by parliamentary alliances.  The visit will also enable the delegation to gain a better understanding of the structure and the operation of these legislatures, the way different parties in a legislature work together, and the challenges faced by these legislatures.  

     Apart from meeting with the Members and staff of these legislatures during its stay in Northern Europe, the delegation will also meet with representatives of various Government authorities, political parties, school, academic and business associations.  In addition, delegation members will exchange views with representatives from the design and food processing industries of Denmark.

     The itinerary of the visit is at below:

September 14 (Sunday)
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* Arrival at Finland

September 15 to 16 (Monday to Tuesday) (Finland)
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* Visit to the Pelimanni Primary School
* Visit to the Eduskunta, Parliament of Finland
* Briefing by the administration of the Eduskunta
* Visit to the Department for the Americas and
  Asia of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland
* Visit to Tekes, Finnish Funding Agency for Innovation
* Meeting with the Constitutional Law Committee of the Eduskunta
* Meeting with the Committee for the Future of the Eduskunta
* Meeting with the Deputy Speaker of the Eduskunta
* Lunch meeting with the Finland-Hong Kong Trade Association
* Departure for Norway

September 17 to 18 (Wednesday to Thursday) (Norway)
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* Visit to the Storting, Parliament of Norway
* Meeting with Members of various political parties of the Storting
* Visit to the Parliamentary Ombudsman's Office
* Meeting with the Ministry of Finance
* Dinner with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
* Briefing by the Storting Secretariat
* Meeting with the Standing Committee on Local
  Government and Public Administration and the
  Standing Committee on Scrutiny and
  Constitutional Affairs of the Storting
* Meeting with the President of the Storting
* Meeting with the academic of the University of Oslo
* Departure for Denmark

September 19 to 20 (Friday to Saturday) (Denmark)
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* Visit to the Folketing, Parliament of Denmark
* Visit to State of Green
* Meeting with the First Deputy Speaker of the Presidium of
  the Folketing
* Meeting with the Committee Adviser in the Committee Secretariat
  of the Folketing
* Meeting with the International Adviser in the International
  Secretariat of the Folketing
* Visit to Danish Design Center
* Visit to Peter Beier Chokolade (chocolate manufacturing company)
* Departure for Hong Kong

September 21 (Sunday)
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* Arrival at Hong Kong

     The delegation is led by Ms Emily Lau (Leader) and Mr Chung Kwok-pan (Deputy Leader).  Other members include Mr James To, Ms Cyd Ho, Mr Ip Kwok-him, Mr Paul Tse, Mr Charles Mok, Ms Alice Mak, Dr Helena Wong and Mr Ip Kin-yuen.

Ends/Sunday, September 14, 2014
Issued at HKT 11:02

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