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SEE begins visit in Beijing (with photos)
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     The Secretary for Environment and Ecology, Mr Tse Chin-wan, began his visit in Beijing today (March 20).

     Mr Tse visited the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences in the morning and toured facilities such as the National Crop Genebank of China, greenhouse of the Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, and the scientific research greenhouse to learn about the country's latest agro-technology developments.

     In the afternoon, Mr Tse paid a courtesy call on the General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China (GACC) and met with the Vice Minister of the GACC, Mr Zhao Zenglian, to continue deepening exchanges on various topics such as safeguarding food supply to Hong Kong, the facilitation arrangement for exporting Hong Kong-manufactured food products to the Mainland, as well as strengthening co-operation on food trade.

     During the meeting, Mr Tse expressed gratitude to the GACC for its support in safeguarding food supply to Hong Kong and its assistance in the implementation of the facilitation arrangement for customs clearance. He said that the facilitation arrangement for customs clearance, which began in May last year, has been operating smoothly and significantly shortened the time required for customs clearance of Hong Kong-manufactured food products. It was well-received by Hong Kong food manufacturing industry. Both sides expressed the hope that the facilitation arrangement for customs clearance could be applied to more food categories in the future.

     Afterwards, Mr Tse met with representatives from the Ministry of Ecology and Environment of the People's Republic of China (MEE), the National Center for Climate Change Strategy and International Cooperation, and the BRI International Green Development Coalition to exchange views on topics including co-operation in ecological and environmental field and combating climate change. He pointed out that with the strong support from the MEE, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Government achieved great success at the China Pavilion's Side Event of the 29th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP29) last year and hopes to continue telling the good stories to the world about the country and the HKSAR Government's efforts in combatting climate change through the platform provided by the COP30 this year.

     Mr Tse will continue his visit in Beijing tomorrow (March 21).
 
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The Secretary for Environment and Ecology, Mr Tse Chin-wan, began his visit in Beijing today (March 20). Photo shows Mr Tse (fourth right); the Permanent Secretary for Environment and Ecology (Food), Ms Irene Young (third right); the Director of Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation, Mr Mickey Lai (first right); and the Controller of the Centre for Food Safety, Dr Christine Wong (second right), touring the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences’ National Crop Genebank of China to learn about the country's latest agro-technology developments.
The Secretary for Environment and Ecology, Mr Tse Chin-wan, began his visit in Beijing today (March 20). Photo shows Mr Tse (first left); the Permanent Secretary for Environment and Ecology (Food), Ms Irene Young (second left); the Director of Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation, Mr Mickey Lai (second right); and the Controller of the Centre for Food Safety, Dr Christine Wong (first right), learning about the automated storage and retrieval system at the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences’ National Crop Genebank of China.
The Secretary for Environment and Ecology, Mr Tse Chin-wan, began his visit in Beijing today (March 20). Photo shows Mr Tse (second left) touring the greenhouse of the Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences.
The Secretary for Environment and Ecology, Mr Tse Chin-wan, began his visit in Beijing today (March 20). Photo shows Mr Tse (second right) listening to a briefing by the President of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), Mr Wu Kongming (first right), on the CAAS’ scientific research greenhouse.
The Secretary for Environment and Ecology, Mr Tse Chin-wan, began his visit in Beijing today (March 20). Photo shows Mr Tse (third right); the Permanent Secretary for Environment and Ecology (Food), Ms Irene Young (fourth right); and the Controller of the Centre for Food Safety, Dr Christine Wong (second right), paying a courtesy call on the General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China (GACC) and meeting with the Vice Minister of the GACC, Mr Zhao Zenglian (third left).
The Secretary for Environment and Ecology, Mr Tse Chin-wan, began his visit in Beijing today (March 20). Photos shows Mr Tse (fourth left); and the Commissioner for Climate Change, Mr Arthur Lee (fifth left), meeting with representatives from the Ministry of Ecology and Environment of the People's Republic of China, the National Center for Climate Change Strategy and International Cooperation, and the BRI International Green Development Coalition to exchange views on topics including co-operation in ecological and environmental field and combating climate change.
The Secretary for Environment and Ecology, Mr Tse Chin-wan, began his visit in Beijing today (March 20). Mr Tse (fourth right); and the Commissioner for Climate Change, Mr Arthur Lee (third right), pictured with representatives from the Ministry of Ecology and Environment of the People's Republic of China, National Center for Climate Change Strategy and International Cooperation, the BRI International Green Development Coalition, the Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited and the Hong Kong Quality Assurance Agency after exchanging views on topics including co-operation in ecological and environmental field and combating climate change.