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Seoul mayor attends social innovation forum in HK
The mayor of Seoul is in Hong Kong this week to attend a social innovation conference at the Lee Shau Kee School of Creativity. Park Won-soon, 56, shook up South Korean politics in October when he won office with no formal political experience or affiliation. The former lawyer, known to be a proponent of wealth distribution and social welfare, is to visit public housing estates and learn about landslide mitigation while in the city.
C.Y. Leung makes preliminary selections
Chief executive-elect Leung Chun-ying makes preliminary selections for his undersecretaries and political assistants before assuming office on July 1. He has been tight-lipped about his cabinet, but Secretary for Development Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor is expected to be chief secretary, and Financial Secretary John Tsang Chun-wah is expected to continue in his post.
Minister briefs Hong Kong media on G20 summit
Deputy Foreign Minister Cui Tiankai briefs selected Hong Kong media on the forthcoming G20 summit in Mexico, which will focus on the euro-zone debt crisis. Xinhua reported yesterday that President Hu Jintao would attend the 7th leaders' summit of the Group of 20 in Los Cabos, Mexico, from Thursday to June 19. Beijing is making plans to deal with fallout from the possible exit of Greece from the euro zone.