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Three Directors of Bureaux start LegCo joint-Panel duty visit to major cities in Yangtze River Delta Region (with photos)
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     The Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs, Mr Patrick Nip; the Secretary for Innovation and Technology, Mr Nicholas W Yang; and the Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury, Mr James Lau, departed for Shanghai today (April 21) to join the Legislative Council (LegCo) joint-Panel duty visit to the major cities in the Yangtze River Delta Region to learn about the latest developments in areas such as innovation and technology, economy, finance, culture, education and tourism in the cities. The Under Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development, Dr Bernard Chan, also joined the visit.

     Upon arrival at Shanghai in the afternoon, the delegation visited a commercial aircraft manufacturing enterprise and toured its assembly lines to see for themselves the production of Mainland-made aircraft and the development of the industry.

     The delegation visited Fudan University in the evening. They met with the university's management staff and professors as well as Hong Kong students studying there to exchange views on various issues relating to talent nurturing, including STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) education. Sixteen universities from Shanghai and Hong Kong established the Shanghai Hong Kong University Alliance last year to foster exchanges and co-operation in higher education between Hong Kong and Shanghai.

     The delegation will continue their visit in Shanghai tomorrow (April 22).
 
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The Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs, Mr Patrick Nip (second row, fifth right); the Secretary for Innovation and Technology, Mr Nicholas W Yang (second row, first right); and the Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury, Mr James Lau (front row, fourth left), departed for Shanghai today (April 21) to join the Legislative Council (LegCo) joint-Panel duty visit to the major cities in the Yangtze River Delta Region. Picture shows Mr Nip, Mr Yang, Mr Lau and the Under Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development, Dr Bernard Chan (front row, second right), in a group photo with LegCo members joining the duty visit at the Hong Kong International Airport before departure.
The Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs, Mr Patrick Nip (front row, second left); the Secretary for Innovation and Technology, Mr Nicholas W Yang (back row, second left); the Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury, Mr James Lau (back row, first left), and Legislative Council members today (April 21) visited a commercial aircraft manufacturing enterprise in Shanghai to learn more about its business operation and the development of the aircraft manufacturing industry in the Mainland.
The Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs, Mr Patrick Nip (second right), the Secretary for Innovation and Technology, Mr Nicholas W Yang (first right), and the Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury, Mr James Lau (third right), today (April 21) visited Fudan University with Legislative Council members. Photo shows them chatting with Hong Kong students studying at the university to learn about their academic and everyday life.
The Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs, Mr Patrick Nip (back row, fourth right), the Secretary for Innovation and Technology, Mr Nicholas W Yang (back row, second right), the Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury, Mr James Lau (back row, third right), the Under Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development, Dr Bernard Chan (front row, first right), and Legislative Council members line up for a group photo with Hong Kong students studying at the Fudan University in Shanghai, during their visit to the university today (April 21).
The Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs, Mr Patrick Nip (front row, sixth right), the Secretary for Innovation and Technology, Mr Nicholas W Yang (front row, fifth left), and the Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury, Mr James Lau (front row, fourth left), and Legislative Council members line up for a group photo with the President of the Fudan University, Mr Xu Ningsheng (front row, seventh right), during their visit to the university today (April 21).