CE to visit Guangzhou
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     The Chief Executive, Mrs Carrie Lam, will depart for Guangzhou in the afternoon tomorrow (January 15) to meet with the Secretary of the CPC Guangdong Provincial Committee, Mr Li Xi, and the Governor of Guangdong Province, Mr Ma Xingrui, to discuss various areas of collaboration between Hong Kong and Guangdong in relation to the development of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.

     Government officials joining the visit include the Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs, Mr Patrick Nip; the Secretary for the Environment, Mr Wong Kam-sing; the Secretary for Home Affairs, Mr Lau Kong-wah; the Secretary for Transport and Housing, Mr Frank Chan Fan; the Secretary for Food and Health, Professor Sophia Chan; the Director of the Chief Executive's Office, Mr Chan Kwok-ki; and the Under Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development, Dr Bernard Chan.

     Mrs Lam will return to Hong Kong in the evening on the same day.

Ends/Monday, January 14, 2019
Issued at HKT 19:51

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