Chief Executive John Lee will lead a delegation to visit Fujian on Monday to attend the High-level Meeting and the Fifth Plenary Session of the Hong Kong/Fujian Co-operation Conference.
The meeting and plenary session, which will be held in Fuzhou on Monday, will facilitate in-depth exchanges on deepening co-operation between Hong Kong and Fujian.
During the visit, Mr Lee will meet provincial and municipal leaders and visit local innovation and technology enterprises and cultural projects.
Chief Secretary Chan Kwok-ki and Director of the Chief Executive’s Office Carol Yip will join the delegation.
Secretary for Financial Services & the Treasury Christopher Hui, Secretary for Home & Youth Affairs Alice Mak, Secretary for Culture, Sports & Tourism Rosanna Law and Secretary for Constitutional & Mainland Affairs Janice Tse, among other officials, will also join some parts of the visit programme.
Mr Lee will return to Hong Kong on Wednesday. During his absence, Financial Secretary Paul Chan and Secretary for Justice Paul Lam will take turns as Acting Chief Executive.