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SUNDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1979
THEIR VISIT, AIMED AT EXPLORING INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN HONG KONG WAS ANNOUNCED AT LAST MONTH'S JOINT MEETING IN TOKYO OF THE BUSINESS CO-OPERATION COMMITTEES.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
THE LEADER OF THE MISSION, MR. SEIICHI KURIHARA, AND THE DEPUTY LEADER, MR. TADASHI OKITA WILL GIVE A PRESS CONFERENCE IN CONNECTION WITH THEIR VISIT AT 3.30 PM ON TUESDAY (DECEMBER 11) IN THE GIS THEATRE, FIFTH FLOOR, BEACONSFIELD HOUSE. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER (INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT) OF TRADE, INDUSTRY AND CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT, MR. PAUL WONG WILL ALSO ATTEND.
MR. KURIHARA IS MANAGING DIRECTOR OF NOMURA SECURITIES LTD, AND MR. OKITA IS SECRETARY GENERAL OF HITACHI LTD.
AVIATION DIRECTOR OFF FOR TALKS
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THE DIRECTOR OF CIVIL AVIATION, MR. B.D. KEEP, LEFT FOR BANGKOK TODAY (SUNDAY) TO ATTEND THE 15TH ANNUAL MEETING OF DIRECTORS GENERAL OF CIVIL AWATION, ASIA AND PACIFIC, SPONSORED BY THE INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION" ORGANISATION.
THE FIVE-DAY CONFERENCE, STARTING TOMORROW, WILL INVOLVE DISCUSSIONS AND CONSIDERATION ON A BROAD TERM AMONG AVIATION CHIEFS IN THE REGION ON MATTERS RELATING TO AIR NAVIGATION, AVIATION SECURITY, AIR TRANSPORT ECONOMICS AND FACILITATION, AND TECHNICAL ASSÍSTANCE.
A NUMBER OF TECHNICAL PAPERS WILL BE PRESENTED FOR STUDY. HONG KONG'S PAPERS FOR THIS YEAR ARE ENTITLED +PREVENTION OF BIRD STRIKES IN HONG KONG+, +WINDSHEAR+ AND +NEW LONG-RANGE RADAR IN HONG KONG+.
MR. KEEP WILL LEAVE FOR LONDON IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE MEETING TO ATTEND THE PUBLIC HEARING BY THE UK CIVIL AVIATION AUTHORITY ON THE APPLICATIONS BY CATHAY PACIFIC AIRWAYS, BRITISH CALEDONIA AIRWAYS AND LAKER AIRWAYS FOR RIGHTS TO OPERATE SCHEDULE SERVICES ON THE HONG KONG/LONDON ROUTE, AND ALSO THE AIR SERVICES AGREEMENT TALKS BETWEEN UK AND SINGAPORE.
DURING MR. KEEP'S ABSENCE IN HONG KONG, MR. J.T. THORPE, DEPUTY DIRECTOR, WILL ACT IN HIS CAPACITY.
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