HONG KONG – Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor will visit Hainan from April 18 to 21 to attend the Boao Forum for Asia annual conference, the Hong Kong government said on Friday. 

Lam will depart for Hainan via Shenzhen in the evening of April 18 and attend the opening ceremony of the annual conference on April 20, the government said in a release.

While in Hainan, Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor will meet with the leaders of some ministries, provinces and cities

The theme of this year's conference is "A World in Change: Join Hands to Strengthen Global Governance and Advance Belt and Road Cooperation".

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Lam will also discuss with other guests at the sessions that include Invigorate Development through Vibrant City Cluster: The Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area as a Model and the Women Roundtable.

While in Hainan, she will meet with the leaders of some ministries, provinces and cities.

The city’s Secretary for Innovation and Technology Alfred Sit Wing-hang and Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury Christopher Hui Ching-yu will join the visit.

Lam will return to Hong Kong via Shenzhen on April 21. During her absence, Chief Secretary for Administration Matthew Cheung Kin-chung will be acting chief executive. The Executive Council will be in recess on April 20.

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