THURSDAY, MAY 13, 1976
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FOURTEEN COUNTRIES TO ATTEND CUSTOMS CONFERENCE HERE
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MORE THAN 25 SENIOR CUSTOMS OFFICIALS FROM 14 COUNTRIES WILL BE ARRIVING IN HONG KONG NEXT WEEK TO ATTEND A SEVEN-DAY CUSTOMS CONFERENCE SPONSORED JOINTLY BY THE HONG KONG PREVENTIVE SERVICE AND THE UNITED STATES CUSTOMS SERVICE.
THE PURPOSE OF THE CONFERENCE, WHICH STARTS ON MAY 17, IS TO DISCUSS TOPICS OF MUTUAL INTEREST WITH SOME EMPHASIS ON ANTI- NARCOTICS WORK TO CONSIDER WAYS OF IMPROVING INTERNAL MANAGEMENT AND CONTROLS AND TO STRENGTHEN FURTHER INTERNATIONAL CO-OPERATION AMONG CUSTOMS SERVICES.
THE COUNTRIES AND TERRITORY WHOSE REPRESENTATIVES WILL BE ATTENDING THE CONFERENCE ARE: AUSTRALIA, BURMA, CANADA, INDIA, INDONESIA, JAPAN, HONG KONG, SOUTH KOREA, MALAYSIA, NEW ZEALAND PHILIPPINES, SINGAPORE, SRI LANKA, THAILAND AND THE UNITED STATES.
THE CONFERENCE IS THE FIRST OF ITS KIND TO BE HELD IN HONG KONG. TOPICS WHICH THE DELEGATES WILL DISCUSS INCLUDE BORDER OPERATIONS, COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS, ORGANISED CRIME, TRAFFICKING ROUTES, INTELLIGENCE SYSTEMS, TRAINING PROGRAMMES AND PRINCIPLES OF ORGANISATION.
THE MAIN SPEAKERS AND SPECIALISTS WILL BE FROM HONG KONG AND THE UNITED STATES.
THE CONFERENCE WILL BE OPENED BY THE COMMISSIONER OF PREVENTIVE SERVICE, MR. DAVID JORDAN,
MR. NORMAN W. GETSINGER, DEPUTY PRINCIPAL OFFICER, UNITED STATES CONSULATE GENERAL, HONG KONG, WILL MAKE SOME OPENING REMARKS.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE WELCOME TO SEND A REPORTER AND/OR PHOTOGRAPHER TO COVER THE OPENING CEREMONY WHICH WILL TAKE PLACE ON MONDAY, MAY 17 AT 9.30 A.M. IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM ON THE 1ST FLOOR OF THE EXCELSIOR HOTEL.
TELEVISION AND RADIO CREWS ARE ASKED TO ARRIVE EARLIER SO THAT THEY MIGHT SET UP THEIR CAMERAS AND MICROPHONES BEFORE THE CEREMONY STARTS.
THE COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT'S PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER, MR. GERRY XAVIER, WILL BE ON HAND TO ASSIST YOUR REPRESENTATIVE.
THE DISCUSSION MEETINGS WILL NOT BE OPEN TO THE PRESS. BUT A PRESS CONFERENCE WILL BE HELD AT THE END OF THE SEVEN-DAY CONFERENCE, AND YOU WILL BE INFORMED OF THE TIME AND PLACE AS SOON AS THESE ARE FIXED.
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