The Secretary for Environment and Ecology, Mr Tse Chin-wan, will depart for Qinghai tomorrow morning (July 19).

     Mr Tse will exchange views with officials of the People's Government of Qinghai Province, the Department of Ecology and Environment of Qinghai Province, the Qinghai Provincial Energy Administration, the Department of Natural Resources of Qinghai Province, the Qinghai Provincial Forestry and Grassland Administration and the Department of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of Qinghai Province. He will also visit Qinghai's "window of ecology" monitoring system, the Clean Energy and Green Computing Power Dispatch Centre of Qinghai Province, the Talatan photovoltaic industrial park, the biodiversity conservation centre at the Qinghai Lake National Park, and the eco-science education centre at Qilian Mountain National Park to gain a detailed understanding of Qinghai's work in the areas of green energy, eco-tourism development and aquatic ecological environment protection. 

     Representatives from the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department and the Electrical and Mechanical Services Department will join the visit. 

     Mr Tse will return to Hong Kong on July 23. During his absence, the Under Secretary for Environment and Ecology, Miss Diane Wong, will be the Acting Secretary for Environment and Ecology.

Ends/Saturday, July 18, 2026
Issued at HKT 16:00

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