Secretary for Home Affairs Lau Kong-wah will depart for Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei, on August 23.

He will attend the Seventh Meeting of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Plus Three (China, Japan, Korea) Ministers Responsible for Culture & Arts and the Third China-ASEAN Ministers Responsible for Culture & Arts Meeting.

Mr Lau will participate in the meetings as a member of the Chinese delegation led by the Vice Minister of Culture Ding Wei.