Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam listens to reporters' questions during a press conference in Hong Kong, Tuesday (Oct 27, 2020). Lam announced that she will be making a three-say trip to Beijing next week. She emphasised that her trip to Beijing is solely discussing the economic future of Hong Kong .- AP
HONG KONG, Oct 27 (Reuters): Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam will travel to Beijing next week for a three-day visit to discuss plans to revive the global financial hub's economy which has been battered by the Covid-19 pandemic and anti-government protests.
Lam, speaking at a weekly news briefing on Tuesday, said she would leave on Nov 3 for the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen, where she will take a coronavirus test before travelling to Beijing.
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