The State Council Information Office of China (SCIO) will hold a press conference at 10 a.m. on Oct. 18, 2019. Mao Shengyong, director general of the Department of Comprehensive Statistics at the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) and NBS spokesperson, will brief the media on China's economic performance in the first three quarters of 2019.

Simultaneous English interpretation will be provided.

Journalists wishing to attend are kindly requested to bring with them press cards issued by the SCIO.

Please submit questions for the speaker on the SCIO Online Briefing Hall website (http://information.scio.gov.cn) or by email to notice@scio.gov.cn.

Venue: SCIO Briefing Hall

Address: No. 11, West Chang'an Avenue, Xicheng District, Beijing