The Secretary for Innovation and Technology, Mr Nicholas W Yang, will leave for Beijing tomorrow (September 15) for the World Conference on Science Literacy organised by the China Association for Science and Technology.

The inaugural conference will be held at the China National Convention Centre in Beijing from September 17 (Monday) to 19 (Wednesday), with the support from renowned international organisations including the International Science Council, the World Federation of Engineering Organizations and the World Intellectual Property Organisation. Mr Yang will attend the opening session and forums at the conference on Monday.

He will then head for Tianjin later in the afternoon on Monday to join the Financial Secretary for the 2018 Summer Davos Forum.

Mr Yang will return to Hong Kong in the evening on September 19. In his absence, the Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development, Mr Edward Yau, will act as Secretary for Innovation and Technology.

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