The Chief Executive, Mrs Carrie Lam, will visit Beijing from August 14 to 16 to attend the first meeting of the leading group for the development of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area as a member on August 15. The Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs, Mr Patrick Nip, and the Director of the Chief Executive's Office, Mr Chan Kwok-ki, will join the visit.
 
     Mrs Lam will return to Hong Kong in the morning on August 16. During her absence, the Chief Secretary for Administration, Mr Matthew Cheung Kin-chung, will be the Acting Chief Executive.

Ends/Monday, August 13, 2018
Issued at HKT 12:02

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