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SEE begins visit to Xizang Autonomous Region (with photos)
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     ​The Secretary for Environment and Ecology, Mr Tse Chin-wan, began his visit to the Xizang Autonomous Region yesterday (May 18).

     Upon his arrival in Xizang yesterday, Mr Tse visited the newly developed Lulang Town scenic area and Galai Village in Nyingchi city, with the latter being recognised as the "First Peach Blossom Village", to learn about their measures and experience in balancing ecological conservation with the development of rural tourism in the natural environment of the plateau. In the evening, he visited a Xizang food exhibition hall to learn about the wide variety of food products produced in Xizang.

     Mr Tse and the delegation continued their visit today (May 19). In the morning, they visited the Basum Tso scenic area, which is the first national 5A natural scenic attraction in the Xizang Autonomous Region, to gain a deeper understanding of how the locals protect the ecology of the Xizang plateau.

     They then visited the first enterprise in the Xizang Autonomous Region with "export bee product raw material breeding farm" qualification. This enterprise has exported its honey to Hong Kong since early January this year, becoming the first batch of honey products exported from Xizang to Hong Kong. The enterprise representative briefed the delegation on the honey processing and production procedures, as well as its supply situation to Hong Kong.

     Mr Tse later arrived in Lhasa and met with the Vice Chairman of the People's Government of the Xizang Autonomous Region, Mr Zhao Peng, to exchange views on issues such as plateau food trade between the two places. Mr Tse said that the Xizang Autonomous Region, which is located on a plateau, yields a rich and diverse range of high-quality agricultural products with huge market potential. Being an international free port and a food trading hub, Hong Kong possesses robust food safety regulations and internationally recognised testing standards, as well as mature logistics and distribution networks. He said he looks forward to more food products from Xizang being supplied to Hong Kong, leveraging the city as a platform for Xizang's plateau food to go global, thereby contributing to the collaborative development of the food industries and the exploration of new business opportunities for both places.

     Mr Tse will continue his visit to the Xizang Autonomous Region tomorrow (May 20).
 
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The Secretary for Environment and Ecology, Mr Tse Chin-wan, began his visit to the Xizang Autonomous Region yesterday (May 18). Photo shows Mr Tse (second left) and the Permanent Secretary for Environment and Ecology (Food), Ms Irene Young (second right), accompanied by the Director General in the Lhasa Customs District, Mr Wang Honghan (first left), being briefed on the measures of balancing ecological conservation with the development of rural tourism in the natural environment of the plateau at the Lulang Town scenic area in Nyingchi city.
The Secretary for Environment and Ecology, Mr Tse Chin-wan, began his visit to the Xizang Autonomous Region yesterday (May 18). Photo shows Mr Tse (first left); the Permanent Secretary for Environment and Ecology (Food), Ms Irene Young (second right); and the Controller of the Centre for Food Safety of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department, Dr Christine Wong (first right), being briefed on the development of rural eco-tourism, including the situation of fruit orchards, in Galai Village, Nyingchi city.
The Secretary for Environment and Ecology, Mr Tse Chin-wan, began his visit to the Xizang Autonomous Region yesterday (May 18). Photo shows Mr Tse visiting a Xizang food exhibition hall to learn about the wide variety of food products produced in Xizang.
The Secretary for Environment and Ecology, Mr Tse Chin-wan, continued his visit to the Xizang Autonomous Region today (May 19). Photo shows Mr Tse being briefed by a staff member at the Basum Tso scenic area on the conservation of "scaleless fish", a precious plateau fish species.
The Secretary for Environment and Ecology, Mr Tse Chin-wan, continued his visit to the Xizang Autonomous Region today (May 19). Photo shows Mr Tse (centre) and the Permanent Secretary for Environment and Ecology (Food), Ms Irene Young (left), visiting the first enterprise in the Xizang Autonomous Region with "export bee product raw material breeding farm" qualification to learn about its honey processing and production procedures, as well as its supply situation to Hong Kong.