Hong Kong leader postpones policy address to attend Xi's speech

Carrie Lam to meet with officials in Beijing later this month for economic talks

KENJI KAWASE, Nikkei Asia chief business news correspondent

HONG KONG -- Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam abruptly postponed her annual policy address, a political event widely considered one of the most important in the territory, in order to attend a speech by Chinese President Xi Jinping across the city's border with the mainland.

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