DOMESTIC EXPORTS
IMPORTS RE-EXPORTS
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 28, 1974
3.
AUG. 1973 AUG. 1972
TO
TO JULY 1974 JULY 1973
INCREASE OR
DECREASE
$ MN.
$ MN.
$ MN.
23,232
16,761
6.471
+ 38.6
35,205
24,303
+ 10.902
+ 44.9
7.737
5,042
2,695
+ 53.5
JAPANESE VISITORS CALL ON DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE
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THE DIRECTOR OF THE SOCIAL DEPARTMENT OF THE NAGANO PREFECTURAL GOVERNMENT IN NAGANO CITY, JAPAN, MR. TOSHIO TAKEMATSU, TODAY PAID A COURTESY CALL ON THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, MR. THOMAS LEE, SHORTLY AFTER ARRIVING ON BOARD THE YOUTH SHIP +OCEAN SEMINAR+ ON A GOODWILL TOUR OF SOUTH EAST ASIAN COUNTRIES.
ACCOMPANY ING HIK WERE MR. KOZO FUJIMAKI AND KR. TETSUO NISHIKAWA, PRESIDENT AND MEMBER RESPECTIVELY OF THE NAGANO YOUTH GUIDANCE STEERING COMMITTEE, AS WELL AS REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 460 YOUNG JAPANESE TRAVELLING ON THE SHIP.
IN A BRIEF ADDRESS MR. LEE WELCOMED THE GROUP TO HONG KONG AND SAID THE SPIRIT OF INTERNATIONAL CO-OPERATION WAS OFTEN DEVELOPED THROUGH THE EXCHANGE OF GREETINGS AND THROUGH THE OPPORTUNITY OF MEETING EACH OTHER.
YOUTH, HE SAID, AS AN IMPORTANT PART OF SOCIETY, HAD AN IMPORTANT ROLE TO PLAY IN THIS DECADE OF SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT. HE WISHED THEM A PLEASANT STAY.
IN REPLY, MR. TAKEMATSU SAID THAT, UNLIKE HONG KONG, NAGANO CITY WAS LANDBOUND, SO THEY HAD CHOSEN TO COME TO HONG KONG TO SEE OUR SEAPORT AND LEARN ABOUT OUR CULTURE.
DURING THE VISIT, MR. TAKEMATSU ALSO PRESENTED SOUVENIR CLOCKS TO REPRESENTATIVES OF TEN VOLUNTARY ORGANIZAT JONS ENGAGED IN YOUTH WORK IN HONG KONG, AND A CAMERA MADE IN NAGANO PREFECTURE TO MR. LEE.
THE SHIP WILL BE IN HONG KONG FOR TWO DAYS BEFORE SAILING TO MANILA,