Three Directors of Bureaux conduct third-day programme of LegCo joint-panel duty visit to Yangtze River Delta Region (with photos)

     The Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs, Mr Patrick Nip; the Secretary for Innovation and Technology, Mr Nicholas W Yang; and the Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury, Mr James Lau, continued the Legislative Council (LegCo) joint-panel duty visit to the Yangtze River Delta Region today (April 23).

     The three Directors of Bureaux and LegCo members attended a seminar organised by the Shanghai Municipal Development and Reform Commission (SDRC) in the morning during which they were briefed by the Director of the SDRC, Mr Ma Chunlei, on the latest progress of the integrated development of the Yangtze River Delta Region.
 
     In the afternoon, the delegation left Shanghai and travelled to Hangzhou by high-speed railway. They first visited the Hangzhou Public Service Center to learn about how the municipal government streamlined procedures to provide one-stop service to process different kinds of applications from residents and enterprises.

     The delegation met with the Secretary of the CPC Zhejiang Provincial Committee, Mr Che Jun, to exchange views on issues relating to Hong Kong-Zhejiang co-operation in the evening. They also attended programmes relating to tourism and cultural promotion afterwards.

     The delegation will continue their visit in Hangzhou tomorrow (April 24) and return to Hong Kong in the evening.