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Wednesday, August 23, 1972
ECAFE MEETING ON SHIPPING FOR HONG KONG
Hong Kong will play host to a 10-day ECAFE meeting on shippers'
co-operation next month.
About 40 representatives from 19 members and associate members of
ECAFE are expected to take part in the meeting, which will be held from
September 18-27.
The meeting is being organised by ECAFE with the assistance of the
Governments of Hong Kong and Norway and the Shippers' Council of Hong Kong.
It is designed to familiarise participants with specific aspects of
the formation and effective operation of shippers' organisations.
A Government spokesman said today that the problems of shippers in the
ECAFE region were discussed last December at a meeting held in Bangkok by ECAFE.
The meeting concluded that there was an immediate need to establish
effective shippers' councils.
meeting.
The spokesman said next month's meeting was a follow-up to the Bangkok
Delegates will discuss, among other subjects, methods of forming shippers'
organisations, the shipping industry, port efficiency and regional co-operation.
There will be lectures by experts on shipping, and in addition, case
studies will be presented to the participants for discussion.
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