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         The Economic Summit on "China's 11th Five-Year Plan and the Development of Hong Kong" will be held on September 11, 2006 (Monday) in the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. The Chief Executive had invited 33 personalities from the industrial and business, professional, labour and academic sectors to attend the Economic Summit. A plenary discussion session will be held in the morning. In the afternoon, the panelists will each join one of the four concurrent focus groups on "Trade and Business", "Financial Services", "Maritime, Logistics and Infrastructure", and "Professional Services, Information & Technology and Tourism" for detailed discussions on relevant issues.

         The objective of the Economic Summit is to provide a platform for the Government, the industrial and business, professional, labour and academic sectors to discuss how Hong Kong should respond to the challenges and opportunities arising from the 11th Five-Year Plan and to come up with a set of strategic proposals.

         After the Economic Summit, the four focus groups will continue to meet to discuss in depth the range of strategic proposals identified at the Summit, with a view to each submitting an "Action Agenda" setting out specific follow-up actions to the Chief Executive by the end of the year.