The Chief Secretary for Administration, Mrs Carrie Lam, will attend a ceremony for a cultural co-operation project in Beijing from December 22 to 23.  The Permanent Secretary for Home Affairs, Mrs Betty Fung Ching Suk-yee, and the Deputy Director of Leisure and Cultural Services (Culture), Dr Louis Ng Chi-wa, will accompany Mrs Lam at the ceremony. 
 
     Mrs Lam will then proceed on leave from December 24 to 29. 
 
     During her absence, the Secretary for Labour and Welfare, Mr Matthew Cheung Kin-chung, will act as Chief Secretary for Administration.
 

Ends/Saturday, December 17, 2016
Issued at HKT 14:15

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