The Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs, Mr Patrick Nip, will visit Foshan, Zhaoqing and Jiangmen, three cities of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Bay Area, from January 10 to 12. He will meet with officials of the municipal governments to exchange views on opportunities to be brought by the Bay Area, and visit Hong Kong enterprises and the latest development projects in these cities.

     Mr Nip will return to Hong Kong in the evening on January 12. During his absence, the Under Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs, Mr Andy Chan, will be the Acting Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs.

Ends/Tuesday, January 9, 2018
Issued at HKT 11:00

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