A team of government officials from the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), led by the Deputy Secretary for Constitutional Affairs Ms Grace Lui, left today (March 29) on a four-day visit to Guangxi autonomous region.

Organised by the Constitutional Affairs Bureau, the visit's major objective is to enhance understanding and foster closer working relations and communication between the two governments, with a view to enhancing co-operation in the Pan-Pearl River Delta (PPRD) region.

This is the sixth visit made by the HKSAR Government to the PPRD region. The first five visits to Hainan, Jiangxi, Sichuan, Fujian and Hunan provinces took place between December, 2004, and March, 2005.

The PPRD region includes nine Mainland provinces/autonomous region - Fujian, Jiangxi, Hunan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Sichuan, Guizhou and Yunnan - and Hong Kong and Macao SARs.

The delegation comprises representatives from the CAB; Trade and Industry Department; Planning Department; Census and Statistics Department; Labour Department; and the Office of the Government of the HKSAR in Beijing. Also joining the visit are representatives from the Hong Kong Trade Development Council and the Hong Kong Tourism Board.

(Source: Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government website)

Editor: Catherine