The Chief Executive, Mrs Carrie Lam, will pay a duty visit to Beijing from December 15 to 18. The Director of the Chief Executive's Office, Mr Chan Kwok-ki, will join the visit.

     During the stay in Beijing, Mrs Lam will meet with state leaders and brief them on the latest economic, social and political situation in Hong Kong. She will also officiate at the opening ceremony of "The Oral Legacies: Intangible Cultural Heritage of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region" Exhibition Month, supported by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism and organised by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department, at Prince Kung's Mansion Museum in the evening on December 15.
 
     During Mrs Lam's absence, the Chief Secretary for Administration, Mr Matthew Cheung Kin-chung, will be the Acting Chief Executive.

Ends/Tuesday, December 11, 2018
Issued at HKT 19:28

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