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SEE continues visit to Jiangsu Province (with photos)
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     The Secretary for Environment and Ecology, Mr Tse Chin-wan, together with the Legislative Council Panel on Food Safety and Environmental Hygiene, continued their visit to Jiangsu Province today (August 22).
 
     The delegation first joined an exchange session with the Jiangsu Provincial Department of Housing and Urban-Rural Development to learn more about their work and policy measures related to urban management, cityscape, waste management, resource recovery, and environmental hygiene. The delegation then visited the Nanjing City Interface's management centre to better understand how the operation system, One Network Administration, integrates data from various departments to enhance the effectiveness of interdepartmental collaborative work. Mr Tse said that the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Government will continue to actively explore the use of technology to improve environmental hygiene and cityscape, building a more liveable Hong Kong.
 
     In the afternoon, the delegation participated in an exchange session with the Jiangsu Provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Affairs to learn more about the latest developments of agriculture and fisheries in Jiangsu Province, and exchange experiences in promoting the modernisation of the agriculture and fisheries industry in the two places. Mr Tse shared that the HKSAR Government announced in December 2023 the Blueprint for the Sustainable Development of Agriculture and Fisheries, jointly formulated with the trade, to promote the modernisation, production intensification, and sustainable development of the agriculture and fisheries industry.
 
     The delegation then paid a courtesy call on the Nanjing Customs District to exchange experiences and views on matters related to food safety. They then proceeded to Yangzhou and visited the Yangzhou Municipal People's Government to exchange views with the officials. Mr Tse remarked that Jiangsu Province is a renowned fertile region, and Yangzhou possesses abundant natural resources and a solid industrial foundation. He said he hopes to draw on Yangzhou's successful experiences in promoting agricultural innovation developments and further deepen exchanges and co-operation between the two places.
 
     Mr Tse and the delegation will continue their visit to Jiangsu Province tomorrow (August 23).
 
 
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The Secretary for Environment and Ecology, Mr Tse Chin-wan, together with the Legislative Council Panel on Food Safety and Environmental Hygiene, joined an exchange session with the Jiangsu Provincial Department of Housing and Urban-Rural Development (the Department) today (August 22). Photo shows Mr Tse (front row, fifth right); the Chairman of the Panel, Mr Yang Wing-kit (front row, fourth right); the Permanent Secretary for Environment and Ecology (Food), Miss Vivian Lau (front row, fourth left); the Director of Food and Environmental Hygiene, Ms Irene Young (second row, second right); the Controller of the Centre for Food Safety, Dr Christine Wong (second row, third right); the Deputy Director of Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation, Mr Patrick Lai (second row, first right), and members of the delegation with Deputy Director of the Department Mr Chen Haodong (front row, fifth left) and Director General of City Management and Law Enforcement Bureau Mr Chen Xi (front row, third right).
The Secretary for Environment and Ecology, Mr Tse Chin-wan, together with the Legislative Council Panel on Food Safety and Environmental Hygiene, visited the Nanjing City Interface's management centre today (August 22) to better understand how the operation system, One Network Administration, integrates data from various departments to enhance the effectiveness of interdepartmental collaborative work.
The Secretary for Environment and Ecology, Mr Tse Chin-wan, together with the Legislative Council Panel on Food Safety and Environmental Hygiene, participated in an exchange session with the Jiangsu Provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (the Department) today (August 22). Photo shows Mr Tse (third left); the Chairman of the Panel, Mr Yang Wing-kit (fourth left) and members of the delegation joining the exchange session with Deputy Director General of the Department Mr Wang Yuhua (third right), to exchange experiences in promoting the modernisation of the agriculture and fisheries industry in the two places.
The Secretary for Environment and Ecology, Mr Tse Chin-wan, together with the Legislative Council Panel on Food Safety and Environmental Hygiene, paid a courtesy call on the Nanjing Customs District today (August 22) to exchange experiences and views on matters related to food safety. Photo shows Mr Tse (seventh left); the Chairman of the Panel, Mr Yang Wing-kit (fifth right); the Permanent Secretary for Environment and Ecology (Food), Miss Vivian Lau (fourth right); the Director of Food and Environmental Hygiene, Ms Irene Young (first left); the Controller of the Centre for Food Safety, Dr Christine Wong (second left), and members of the delegation with the Commissioner of Nanjing Customs, Mr Xin Jianmin (sixth right) and Deputy Commissioner Mr Jiang Yuan (sixth left).