The Chief Executive, Mr C Y Leung, will lead a Hong Kong Special Administrative Region delegation to attend the Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation in Beijing from May 13 to May 15.

     The Forum is the most high-level conference to be held by the Mainland since the Belt and Road Initiative was put forward some three years ago. Themed "Strengthening International Cooperation and Co-building the 'Belt and Road' for Win-win Development", the Forum will uphold the principles of "wide consultation, joint construction and shared benefits" in promoting the Belt and Road development.

     Mr Leung will attend the opening ceremony of the Forum and the high-level conference in the morning on May 14. He will also speak at the thematic session on financial connectivity in the afternoon.

     Accompanying the Chief Executive on the visit will be the Financial Secretary, Mr Paul Chan; the Secretary for Transport and Housing, Professor Anthony Cheung Bing-leung; the Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury, Professor K C Chan; the Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development, Mr Gregory So; and the Commissioner for Belt and Road, Miss Yvonne Choi.

     Mr Leung will leave for Beijing at noon on May 13 and depart for Hong Kong after the closing of the Forum on May 15. During Mr Leung's absence, the Chief Secretary for Administration, Mr Matthew Cheung Kin-chung, will be the Acting Chief Executive.

Ends/Wednesday, May 10, 2017
Issued at HKT 18:22

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