The Civil Service College today held the latest in a series of talks on the country's foreign affairs, with about 140 senior officials and civil servants in the directorate and senior ranks attending.

Addressing those in attendance, Secretary for the Civil Service Ingrid Yeung said Hong Kong Special Administrative Region civil servants shoulder a mission of connecting the country with the world.

She highlighted that with the support of the Central People's Government, the Hong Kong SAR Government has sent young public officers recommended by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to participate in the United Nations Junior Professional Officer Programme, enabling them to contribute their expertise to the country and international organisations.

The talk, organised jointly with the Office of the Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (OCMFA) in the Hong Kong SAR, was delivered by Ambassador Extraordinary & Plenipotentiary Permanent Representative of the People's Republic of China to the United Nations Office at Geneva and other International Organizations in Switzerland Chen Xu.

The theme of the talk was “China on the International Stage: Its Role and Experience in Participating in International Organisations”.