WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27,1977
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DIRECTOR OF C AND I PRESENTED WITH KEY TO THE
CITY OF LONG BEACH
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THE DIRECTOR OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY, MR. DAVID JORDAN, AND THE CHAIRMAN OF THE HONG KONG GENERAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, MR. LESLIE GORDON, TODAY EACH RECEIVED A KEY TO THE CITY OF LONG BEACH AND LETTERS OF GREETINGS FROM THE MAYORS OF LOS ANGELES AND LONG BEACH IN CONNECTION WITH WORLD TRADE WEEK WHICH WILL BE CELEBRATED THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES NEXT MONTH.
MISS JOAN ZIMMERMAN, AN EXECUTIVE OF THE FLYING TIGER LINE, WHO WAS APPOINTED THIS YEAR'S MISS WORLD TRADE, MADE THE PRESENTATION IN MR. JORDAN'S OFFICE.
EARLIER, SHE HAD VISITED TAIWAN, THE PHILIPPINES, JAPAN AND SINGAPORE WHERE SHE MADE SIMILAR PRESENTATIONS TO THE TRADE MINISTERS AND CIVIC OFFICIALS OF THOSE COUNTRIES.
MR. JIMMY CARTER, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, IN PROCLAIMING THE WORLD TRADE WEEK, TO BE OPENED ON MAY 22, SAID: +1 URGE BUSINESS, LABOUR, AGRICULTURAL, EDUCATIONAL, PROFESSIONAL AND CIVIC GROUPS, THE COMMUNICATIONS MÉDIA, AND ALL CONCERNED AMERICANS, TO OBSERVE WORLD TRADE WEEK WITH MEETINGS. DISCUSSIONS, EXHIBITIONS, AND OTHER APPROPRIATE ACTIVITIES THAT PROMOTE CONTINUING AWARENESS OF THE IMPORTANCE OF WORLD TRADE TO AMERICA AND TO OUR RELATIONS WITH OTHER NATIONS.+
IN MAKING THE PRESENTATION, MISS ZIMMERMAN EXPLAINED THAT WORLD TRADE WEEK WAS SPONSORED BY THE LOS ANGELES AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE PORTS OF LOS ANGELES AND LONG BEACH, THE LOS ANGELES DEPARTMENT OF AIRPORTS AND THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
SHE ADDED THAT THIS YEAR'S SLOGAN WAS WORLD PROSPERITY THROUGH WORLD TRADE.+
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