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OF 270925Z MARCH 91
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YOUR TELNO 583:
SECRETARY OF STATE'S VISIT TO HONG KONG AND
CHINA: HONG KONG MEMBERSHIP OF PECC AND APEC
SUMMARY
HONG KONG WILL BE ADMITTED AS A FULL MEMBER OF THE PACIFIC ECONOMIC CO-OPERATION CONFERENCE (PECC) AT ITS EIGHTH GENERAL MEETING TO BE HELD IN SINGAPORE ON 20-22 MAY 1991. HONG KONG
CONTINUES TO SEEK FULL MEMBERSHIP OF ASIA PACIFIC ECONOMIC CO-OPERATION
PECC
(APEC).
2. A HONG KONG COMMITTEE FOR PACIFIC ECONOMIC CO-OPERATION WAS
FORMED IN MARCH 1990 AND HAS SINCE BEEN PARTICIPATING IN VARIOUS PECC ACTIVITIES. ITS APPLICATION FOR FULL MEMBERSHIP HAS BEEN ACCEPTED IN PRINCIPLE BY THE PECC STANDING COMMITTEE. HONG KONG, TOGETHER WITH MEXICO, PERU AND CHILE, WILL BE ADMITTED AS FULL MEMBERS OF PECC AT THE NEXT (EIGHTH) ANNUAL MEETING TO BE HELD IN
SINGAPORE ON 20-22 MAY. CHINA AND TAIWAN (UNDER THE NAME OF
CHINESE TAIPEI) ARE ALREADY MEMBERS OF PECC.
APEC
3.
OUR WISH IS TO JOIN APEC AS A FULL MEMBER. TO THIS END WE
HAVE BEEN IN CLOSE TOUCH WITH KOREA (WHICH WILL HOST THE THIRD
MINISTERIAL MEETING IN OCTOBER 1991) AND OTHER APEC MEMBERS.
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