THURSDAY, JUNE 26, 1975.
BRITISH INDUSTRIALISTS GETTING THE MESSAGE
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+HONG KONG HAS MUCH TO OFFER BRITISH INDUSTRY, AND IT BEGINS TO LOOK AS THOUGH WE ARE GETTING THE MESSAGE OVER TO BRITISH MANUFACTURERS,+ THE ACTING DIRECTOR OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY, MR. JIMMY MCGREGOR, SAID TODAY.
MR. MCGREGOR WAS COMMENTING ON A REPORT, JUST RECEIVED, FROM THE HONG KONG INDUSTRIAL PROMOTION TEAM AT PRESENT TOURING BRITAIN.
THE TEAM, COMPRISING MR. ROY PORTER, DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY, AND MR. S.K. HÖ OF THE TRADE DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL, SAY IN THEIR REPORT THAT INDUSTRIALISTS TO WHOM THEY HAVE TALKED SO FAR HAVE SHOWN KEEN INTEREST IN THE FACILITIES HONG KONG HAS TO OFFER..
MR. PORTER AND MR. HO ARE IN BRITAIN FOR THREE WEEKS TALKING TO INDUSTRIALISTS IN LONDON, BIRMINGHAM AND IN OTHER PARTS OF THE COUNTRY ABOUT THE ADVANTAGES OF SETTING UP FACTORIES IN HONG KONG BY THEMSELVES OR IN PARTNERSHIP WITH HONG KONG CONCERNS.
THE OPPORTUNITY TO SELL HONG KONG WAS PROVIDED BY THE CONFEDERATION OF BRITISH INDUSTRIES WHICH ALSO INVITED SINGAPORE AND MALAYSIA TO TAKE PART IN A SERIES OF SEMINARS AND DISCUSSIONS ORGANISED BY THEM.
THE HONG KONG TEAM HAS NOW BEEN IN BRITAIN FOR TWO WEEKS AND HAS BEGUN A SEPARATE SERIES OF DISCUSSIONS WITH BRITISH INDUSTRIALISTS AT BOARDROOM LEVEL.
MR. PORTER REPORTS THAT SPECIAL INTEREST HAS BEEN SHOWN BY COMPANIES PRODUCING TOYS, FLIGHT SIMULATORS, THERMOPLASTIC CONTAINERS, MACHINE TOOLS, DIE CASTINGS AND ELECTRICAL ASSEMBLIES.
MR. MCGREGOR SAID HE WAS VERY PLEASED WITH THIS INITIAL AND ENCOURAGING RESPONSE BY BRITISH FIRMS.
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