Chief Executive John Lee will lead a delegation to visit Zhejiang on Tuesday to attend the High-Level Meeting & First Plenary Session of the Hong Kong/Zhejiang Co-operation Conference in Hangzhou, and the Hong Kong Investment Promotion Conference – Zhejiang (Ningbo) Forum & Ningbo-Hong Kong Economic Co-operation Forum in Ningbo.
Mr Lee will return to Hong Kong on April 25.
The Chief Executive said that Hong Kong and Zhejiang have long maintained frequent exchanges, keeping close ties in economic affairs and trade, cultural exchanges and youth engagement. Under the overall blueprint of the country, both places play important and unique roles.
He noted that a specific co-operation mechanism between the two places will be established through this visit, further strengthening collaboration, achieving complementarity and mutual benefits, and making greater contributions to the country’s high-quality development.
Officials including Chief Secretary Chan Kwok-ki, Deputy Financial Secretary Michael Wong, Secretary for Constitutional & Mainland Affairs Erick Tsang, Secretary for Commerce & Economic Development Algernon Yau, Secretary for Housing Winnie Ho, Secretary for Innovation, Technology & Industry Prof Sun Dong and Secretary for Home & Youth Affairs Alice Mak will join parts of the trip. Director of the Chief Executive’s Office Carol Yip will also accompany Mr Lee on the trip.
During the visit, Mr Lee and the delegation will meet leaders from Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou and Ningbo as well as visit local facilities and projects in areas including innovation and technology, and healthcare.
Mr Chan will depart on April 23 and return to Hong Kong on April 24. He will be Acting Chief Executive from the afternoon of April 22 to noon on April 23, and from the evening of April 24 to April 25.
Secretary for Justice Paul Lam will be Acting Chief Executive during Mr Chan’s absence.
