SEN to visit Singapore
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     The Secretary for the Environment, Mr Wong Kam-sing, will depart for a duty visit in Singapore tomorrow afternoon (May 21). He will exchange views with Singapore officials on various environmental issues, and will also visit local renewable energy and waste treatment facilities.
 
     On May 22, Mr Wong will have a bilateral meeting with the Minister for the Environment and Water Resources, Mr Masagos Zulkifli, and will attend a signing ceremony for the Memorandum of Understanding between the National Environment Agency (NEA) of Singapore and the Environment Bureau of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government on professional staff development. He will also meet with officials from the Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources, the NEA, the Land Transport Authority and the Government Technology Agency.
 
     Mr Wong will visit Tengeh Reservoir and the School of Design and Environment at the National University of Singapore on May 23. He will also pay a visit to Semakau Landfill and Marina Barrage, and will have dinner with young Hong Kong people studying and working in Singapore.
 
     On May 24, Mr Wong will call at the Building and Construction Authority Academy and the Housing and Development Board. He also plans to call at the Ministry of National Development. He will conclude his visit in the evening and return to Hong Kong the same day.

Ends/Monday, May 20, 2019
Issued at HKT 18:12

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