The Chief Executive, Mrs Carrie Lam, will depart for Beijing via Shenzhen on Thursday (March 4) to attend the opening ceremony of the fourth session of the 13th National People's Congress the next day. The Director of the Chief Executive's Office, Mr Chan Kwok-ki, will join the trip.

     Mrs Lam will return to Hong Kong via Shenzhen on Sunday (March 7). During her absence, the Chief Secretary for Administration, Mr Matthew Cheung Kin-chung, will be the Acting Chief Executive.

Ends/Tuesday, March 2, 2021
Issued at HKT 15:20

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