Apart form attending the Ministerial Conference, Miss Yue will hold bilateral meetings with ministers of some WTO member governments to exchange views on matters of mutual interest.
The Hong Kong delegation includes the Director-General of Trade, Mr Alan Lai; Hong Kong's Permanent Representative to the WTO, Mr Stuart Harbinson; the Director-General of Telecommunications, Mr Alex Arena; and officers from Trade and Industry Branch and Trade Department.
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Full honour funeral service for fire fighter
An official funeral service in full honour for the late Senior Fireman Liu Chi- hung will be held outside Cheung Sha Wan Fire Station at 10.30 am on Monday (December 9).
At the official ceremony, the Governor, the Rt Hon Christopher Patten; the Director of Fire Services, Mr Peter Cheung; representatives of various government departments; and local dignitaries will lay wreaths and pay respects to the late senior
fireman.
Senior Fireman Liu Chi-hung died while fighting a No 5 alarm fire at Garley Building, 233-239 Nathan Road, on November 20. The fire broke out at 4.49 pm and was put out at 1.47 pm the following day.
A Buddhist religious ceremony will first be held on Monday at the Universal Funeral Parlour, Hung Hom.
Following the religious ceremony, the cortege will proceed to the fire scene at Garley Building where an "on scene" ceremony will be held at about 10.10 am.
After the official funeral service outside Cheung Sha Wan Fire Station, the cortege will leave at about 10.50 am for Gallant Garden, Wo Hop Shek Cemetery, for the burial service.
A spokesman for the Fire Services Department said today (Friday) that the department was doing all it could to assist Mr Liu's family.