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Hong Kong – Speech by CE at APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting (with photos)
Speech by CE at APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting (with photos) ************************************************************ Following is the speech by the Chief Executive, Mrs Carrie Lam, at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) 2021 Economic Leaders’ Meeting held online tonight (November 12): Madam Chair, Allow me to first thank New Zealand for its excellent leadership in APEC this year, and for organising this virtual meeting amidst the persistent challenges of COVID-19. Since we last met in July, COVID-19, particularly the spread of the Delta variant, has continued to claim lives and cast uncertainties over the global economic outlook. The International Monetary Fund has ... Read more