Chief Secretary John Lee today led representatives of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region to Shenzhen to attend the second Mainland-Hong Kong thematic meeting on the COVID-19 epidemic to be held tomorrow.

The delegation will exchange views on the current epidemic situation in Hong Kong with representatives and experts of the Hong Kong & Macao Affairs Office of the State Council, the National Health Commission, the Disease Prevention & Control Bureau and the governments of Guangdong and Shenzhen.

They will also discuss and exchange views on the Mainland's support measures for Hong Kong's fight against the epidemic and the assurance of the supply of goods from the Mainland to Hong Kong.

Hong Kong SAR representatives who will attend the meeting include Secretary for Transport & Housing Frank Chan, Secretary for Food & Health Prof Sophia Chan, Secretary for Constitutional & Mainland Affairs Erick Tsang, Secretary for Security Tang Ping-keung and representatives of the Department of Health, the Food & Environmental Hygiene Department, the Home Affairs Department and other related departments.