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Hong Kong, China attends the 60th Session of ESCAP in Shanghai
Thursday, April 22, 2004

A Hong Kong, China delegation led by the Financial Secretary, Mr Henry Tang, will attend the 60th Plenary Session of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) to be held in Shanghai from 22 - 28 April.

As a subsidiary body of the United Nations, ESCAP conducts researches and surveys, and initiates measures to facilitate the economic development of the Asia-Pacific region, mainly through the collection, evaluation and dissemination of economic, technological and statistical information of the region.

Hong Kong, China is an associate member of the ESCAP and has been participating in its work, in particular in the Committee on Statistics, the Typhoon Committee and the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Development.

The 60th Session of ESCAP is a commemorative occasion and will take place at its birthplace, Shanghai, rather than the usual venue of Bangkok. The theme of the 60th Session of ESCAP is "Meeting the challenges in an era of globalization by strengthening regional development cooperation". The Session covers two segments, the Senior Officials Segment from April 22 to 24 and the Ministerial Segment from April 26 to 28. The Financial Secretary will attend the Ministerial Segment on April 26.

Other members of the Hong Kong, China delegation include Director of the Office of the Government of the HKSAR in Beijing, Mr Bowen Leung Po-wing; Commissioner for Census and Statistics, Mr Frederick Ho Wing Huen; Government Economist, Mr Tang Kwong Yiu; Deputy Secretary for Commerce, Industry & Technology, Mr Raymond Young Lap Moon, and Assistant Director-General of Trade and Industry, Miss Jenny Yip Kam Ching.

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