The Financial Secretary, Mr Paul Chan, will depart on November 4 for a visit to Shanghai and Wuzhen.
On November 5, he will accompany the Chief Executive, Mrs Carrie Lam, to attend the opening ceremony of the China International Import Expo and join part of her visit programme in Shanghai.
The next day (November 6), he will head to Wuzhen to attend the 5th World Internet Conference and address a sub-forum on financial technology on November 8. Themed "Creating a Digital World for Mutual Trust and Collective Governance — Towards a Community with a Shared Future in Cyberspace", the Conference will centre on the themes of "Innovation-driven Development", "Universal Security", "Openness and Inclusiveness", "In Pursuit of a Better Life" and "Common Prosperity".
Mr Chan will return to Hong Kong in the afternoon on November 8. In his absence, the Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury, Mr James Lau, will act as Financial Secretary.
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