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(e)
The Governor
said
that
he
had
been very'
Kong's
potential as. operations in China.
impressed talking to businessmen in Melbourne beyond 1997 and saw Hong
springboard a
who clearly looked
for
(£)
The
Governor
said that
Australia's flexible were helpful, to Australian businesses in Hong
(g)
immigration arrangements particularly
Kong. He said that he understood the need for a universal policy.
Dr Hewson said that ignorance of Asia was a problem in Australia. Businessmen had been confused by changes
in the Government's policy. He thought
situation
awareness
was of
the
changing and
importance
an
of
Australian that the increasing Australia's
role in the region was emerging.
водье
(Christopher I C Jackson) DPS/GH 21.5.91
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