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At the 13th Annual Joint Plenary Session of the Hong Kong/Japan and Japan/Hong Kong Business Co-operation Committees held in Tokyo in November, 1990, ways of increasing trade and joint business ventures between Hong Kong and Japan were discussed. His Excellency the Governor joined the Hong Kong delegation as Guest of Honour and was received by Japan's Prime Minister, Mr Toshiki Kaifu, during his visit, along with TDC Chairman, Baroness Dunn and the Hon. Allen Lee, Senior Member ofthe Legislative Council. The Hong Kong/Japan Business Co- operation Committee, chaired by Baroness Dunn, reviewed current economic, social and political developments in Japan and Hong Kong with their Japanese counterparts at the Plenary meeting. During the year, the Committee organised many exchanges and activities in both Ja- pan and Hong Kong. These included various missions to Japan to study such areas as garment manufacturing, injection moulding and food processing, a series of
seminars, market research on various prod- ucts and intensive Japanese business lan- guage courses.
The Committee and the Council also in- vited to Hong Kong eight VIPs, including Mr Katsuji Takagi, Vice President of the Japan Watch Importers' Association; Mr Osamu Mizumoto, President of the Osaka Association of Apparel Industry and Mr Shigeru Inoue, Deputy Director of C Itoh & Co. Ltd. Nine journalists and a television crew from Japan were also sponsored to cover major trade fairs in Hong Kong.
TAIWAN
Taiwan, Hong Kong's fourth largest trade partner worldwide, remained one of the fastest growing markets for the territory in the Asia-Pacific region, owing to continu- ing strong demand for high-quality con- sumer goods. Hong Kong's total exports to Taiwan expanded by 29% in 1990 over the previous year to HK$27 billion.
The Hong Kong/Japan and
Japan/Hong Kong Business Co-
operation Committees in
Plenary Session, addressed by
Baroness Dunn.
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