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giving particulars of the proposmi british smpire Trade Fair to be held in Hong Lore
in December 1955.
cur proposal is to erect on the site granted by
Government, stalls for shibition purposes in accordance with
tho plan onclosed naravit
The purpose we have in view is (1) to invite the
Government bisinear man of Ain.com, tho
Cominions and colonies to e-hibit their products at this Trage
hairi (4) to invite the Dubiners wall of shing to hong kong to
nec how many of their needs of to-day can be supplied by the
oi
hritish giro, ami to ontorinonon reko with the
hibitore.
in this way we hope to foster true between the British
end Chinese which will bring more business to kong kong, anİ
vill also bring home to øritish exporters the importance of
Hong Kong as ta outpost of British trade ara influence in the
un revsipt ai letter from Government unted 1th Sapt-
untralia on our
sater 19A whilst visitin kew ealam
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own business, we at once got in touch with the Government a
and resorístions of porters and primry producere,
in New Tealeas we interviewed the Price Minister,
the sinister for imustrizs & ow orce and the rice Minister
on the subject of developing their trace with the Chinese, mad
after many diacussions on nii napects out 50 uestion, submitted
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trede, in which scheme "he Trace Fair held an integral part.
This aches was very invourably received, and we received a promise from the minister for Trude a Comercs and
from the Finance minister test as soon after the opening of
Farlinwert in February se possible, this antter would be put
belore Parlinment, with the propeanl that bew eslar should
nor officially in the Trada Fair.
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