Secretary for Security Ambrose Lee left Hong Kong today for a duty visit to Beijing, Nanning and Guangzhou.

While in Beijing, Mr Lee will meet with his counterparts at the Supreme People's Court, the Supreme People's Procuratorate, the Hong Kong & Macau Affairs Office, the Ministry of Public Security and the Ministry of Communications.

On November 29, Mr Lee will visit Nanning to learn about the Mainland authorities' latest anti-narcotics initiatives.

He will meet officials of the Guangdong Public Security Bureau in Guangzhou before returning to Hong Kong on November 30.