The Secretary for the Environment, Mr Wong Kam-sing, will tomorrow (December 16) lead a delegation of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government to Guangzhou, where he will co-chair the third meeting of the Hong Kong-Guangdong Joint Working Group on Cleaner Production with the Vice Director-General of the Economic and Information Commission of Guangdong Province, Mr Lin Weichao, as well as officiate at the presentation ceremony of the Hong Kong-Guangdong Cleaner Production Partners Recognition Scheme.

     At the meeting, both sides will review the work progress of 2016 and discuss the work plan for 2017.

     The Hong Kong delegation will comprise representatives from the Environment Bureau, the Environmental Protection Department, the Trade and Industry Department, the Innovation and Technology Commission and the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in Guangdong.

     Mr Wong will return to Hong Kong tomorrow evening.

Ends/Thursday, December 15, 2016
Issued at HKT 14:30

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