CE to attend Hong Kong/Guangdong Co-operation Joint Conference
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     The Chief Executive, Mr C Y Leung, will lead a delegation to attend the 19th Plenary of the Hong Kong/Guangdong Co-operation Joint Conference in Guangzhou on September 14.

     Mr Leung and the Governor of Guangdong Province, Mr Zhu Xiaodan, will jointly preside over the meeting and meet the media afterwards.

     The delegation of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government will include the Chief Secretary for Administration, Mrs Carrie Lam; the Secretary for Transport and Housing, Professor Anthony Cheung Bing-leung; the Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs, Mr Raymond Tam; the Secretary for Education, Mr Eddie Ng Hak-kim; the Secretary for Food and Health, Dr Ko Wing-man; the Secretary for Development, Mr Paul Chan; the Secretary for Innovation and Technology, Mr Nicholas W Yang; the Acting Secretary for Home Affairs, Ms Florence Hui; the Acting Secretary for the Environment, Ms Christine Loh; the Acting Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development, Mr Godfrey Leung; and the Director of the Chief Executive's Office, Mr Edward Yau.

     The Chief Executive will return to Hong Kong in the evening on the same day. During his absence, the Secretary for Justice, Mr Rimsky Yuen, SC, will be the Acting Chief Executive.

Ends/Monday, September 12, 2016
Issued at HKT 15:00

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