The Secretary for Environment and Ecology, Mr Tse Chin-wan, together with the Legislative Council Panel on Food Safety and Environmental Hygiene, will depart for a four-day visit tomorrow (August 21) to Jiangsu Province.
During the visit, the delegation will visit the Nanjing Municipal People's Government, the Yangzhou Municipal People's Government and the Nanjing Customs District, to strengthen co-operation and exchanges between the two places. The delegation will also visit the Jiangsu Provincial Department of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, the Nanjing City Interface's management centre and the Hongmiao area in Xuanwu District of Nanjing, to learn more about city management and related work. Furthermore, the delegation will join an exchange session with the Jiangsu Provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Affairs to understand better the latest development of agriculture and fisheries in Jiangsu Province. They will also visit local biotechnology enterprises to exchange experiences on the modernisation of the agriculture and fisheries industry.
The Permanent Secretary for Environment and Ecology (Food), Miss Vivian Lau; the Director of Food and Environmental Hygiene, Ms Irene Young; the Controller of the Centre for Food Safety, Dr Christine Wong; the Deputy Director of Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation, Mr Patrick Lai, and officers from the Environment and Ecology Bureau will also join the visit.
Mr Tse will return to Hong Kong in the evening on August 24. During his absence, the Under Secretary for Environment and Ecology, Miss Diane Wong, will be the Acting Secretary for Environment and Ecology.
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