SLW to visit Beijing

     The Secretary for Labour and Welfare, Mr Chris Sun, will depart for Beijing tomorrow evening (August 25). The Permanent Secretary for Labour and Welfare, Ms Alice Lau; the Director of Hong Kong Talent Engage, Mr Anthony Lau; and representatives of the Social Welfare Department and the Labour Department will join the visit.
 
     While in Beijing, Mr Sun will call on the Ministry of Commerce, the Ministry of Civil Affairs, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, and the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council. He will also witness the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding on deepening talent exchanges and co-operation among Beijing, Hong Kong and Macao, as well as meet with representatives of the China Enterprise Confederation, the All-China Federation of Trade Unions, and the International Labour Organization Country Office for China and Mongolia. In addition, Mr Sun and the delegation will call on local universities to meet with their leaders, and visit elderly facilities.
 
     Mr Sun will return to Hong Kong in the evening of August 28. In his absence, the Under Secretary for Labour and Welfare, Mr Ho Kai-ming, will be the Acting Secretary for Labour and Welfare.