SATHE DAY, JANUARY 7, 1984
HK GROUP LEAVES FOR NEW YORK PROMOTION
****
THE GOVERNOR, SIR EDWARD YOUDE
SIR EDWARD YOUDE, AND LADY YOUDE LEFT FOR NEW YORK TODAY (SATURDAY) TO PARTICIPATE IN A SERIES OF TRADE PROMO ONAL EVENTS ORGANISED BY THE HONG KONG TRADE DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL.
1
L
THE TRADE PROMOTION, SCHEDULED TO TAKE PLACE IN NEW YORK BETWEEN JANUARY 9 AND 11, WILL INCLUDE A MAJOR PRODUCTION EXHIBIT AND GALA FASHION PRESENTATION MOUNTED BY THE TRADE DEVELOP T COUNCIL, THE INAUGURATION OF THE NEW YORK OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER FOR HONG KONG COMMERCIAL AFFAIRS, AND THE FORMATION AND FIRST JOINT MEETING OF THE UNITED STATES-HONG KONG ECONOMIC COOPERATION COMMITTEE, A BODY WHICH WILL HAVE AS ITS MEMBERS THE CHAIRMEN AND PRESIDENTS OF SOME OF AMERICA'S AND HONG KONG'S LARGEST CORPORATIONS.
MEETINGS WILL ALSO BE HELD BETWEEN TOP CIVIC AND BUSINESS LEADERS IN NEW YORK AND THE GOVERNOR WILL ADDRESS A LUNCHEON MEETING ORGANISED BY THE NEW YORK COUNCIL ON FOREIGN RELATIONS.
ACCOMPANYING THE GOVERNOR AND LADY YOUDE ON THE TRIP WERE SIR SZE-YUEN CHUNG, SENIOR UNOFFICIAL MEMBER OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL AND LEADER OF THE MISSION, MR MICHAEL SANDBERG, MISS LYDIA DUNN, MR Q.W. LEE, MR ALLEN LEE, MR C.H. TUNG AND DR PHILIP KWOK.
THE GROUP WAS SEEN OFF AT THE AIRPORT BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY, SIR PHILIP HADDON-CAVE, AND THE SENIOR UNOFFICIAL MEMBER OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, MÀ ROGER LOBO.
SIR PETER BLAKER SEES WELFARE WORK
****
THE VISITING CHAIRMAN OF THE ANGLO-HONG KONG PARLIAMENTARY GROUP, SIR PETER BLAKER, ACCOMPANIED BY LADY BLAKER THIS (SATURDAY) MORNING LOOKED OVER THE WELFARE SERVICES IN THE FAST- DEVELOPING SHA TIN NEW TOWN.
SIR PETER'S FIRST STOP WAS THE TING SUN HUI CHIU NURSERY AT MEI LAM ESTATE, WHICH PROVIDES CARE AS WELL AS EDUCATIONAL AND GROUP ACTIVITIES FOR 120 CHILDREN BETWEEN TWO AND FOUR YEARS OF AGE. IT IS RUN BY THE HONG KONG AND KOWLOON KAIFONG WOMEN'S ASSOCIATION.
HE THEN WENT TO THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT'S SUN TIN WAI COMMUNITY HALL AND WAS BRIEFED ON GROUP AND COMMUNITY SERVICES FOR LOCAL RESIDENTS.
/FROM THERE,
J