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SATURDAY, APRIL 15, 1978
BRITISH ECONOMIC ADVISER TO VISIT HONG KONG **** *
MR. MICHAEL STEWART, SPECIAL ADVISER (ECONOMIC) TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS, WILL ARRIVE ON MONDAY (APRIL 17) FOR A ONE-WEEK VISIT.
THIS WILL BE HIS FIRST OFFICIAL VISIT TO HONG KONG AND HE WILL BE BRIEFED BY SENIOR OFFICIALS ON HONG KONG'S ECONOMY.
HE WILL ALSO MEET UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE AND LEGISLATIVE COUNCILS, PROMINENT BUSINESSMEN, ACADEMIC ECONOMISTS, AS WELL AS YOUNG MEMBERS OF THE CIVIL SERVICE AND INDUSTRY.
WHILE HERE. HE WILL ALSO TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY OF SEEING SOME OF THE MASSIVE DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS NOW UNDERWAY IN THE NEW TERRITORIES, AND VISIT THE HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC AND MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY SITES.
MR. STEWART HAS BEEN A READER IN POLITICAL ECONOMY AT UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, LONDON UNIVERSITY SINCE 1969 AND HAS PREVIOUSLY SERVED AS AN ECONOMIC ADVISER TO HER MAJESTY'S TREASURY, SENIOR ECONOMIC ADVISER TO THE KENYA TREASURY ECONOMIC ADVISER TO THE MALTA LABOUR PARTY, AS WELL AS SPECIAL ADVISER TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR TRADE.
HE IS DUE TO LEAVE ON APRIL 23.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
MR. STEWART IS DUE TO ARRIVE ON MONDAY (APRIL 17) ON BA 003, ETA 1515 HOURS.
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