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The Secretary for Home Affairs, Dr Patrick Ho, will attend the third Pearl River Delta Cultural Cooperation meeting in Guangzhou on Friday (August 15).

The meeting will be held from 3pm to 5pm at Zhudao Guesthouse in Guangzhou.

Officials from the Guangdong provincial government, Macao, and Hong Kong will report on the progress since last meeting and the way forward to enhance cultural cooperation in the Pearl River Delta region. An agreement on cultural cooperation will also be signed at the meeting.

End/Tuesday, August 12, 2003

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