Secretary for Environment & Ecology Tse Chin-wan will depart for Chongqing this afternoon to attend the "National Event on the Environment Day 2025", scheduled for tomorrow.

The environmental protection publicity event is organised by the Ministry of Ecology & Environment each year on June 5 in a different city.

The event in Chongqing will showcase the achievements in promoting the construction of Beautiful China Pilot Zones across the country and advocate for the people’s active participation in constructing a beautiful China.

The 2025 event is co-organised by the Central Office of Spiritual Civilization Construction, and the Chongqing Municipal People’s Government directly under the central government.

Mr Tse will return to Hong Kong tomorrow evening. During his absence, Under Secretary for Environment & Ecology Diane Wong will be Acting Secretary.