SUNDAY, MARCH 25, 1984
GOVERNOR LEAVES FOR PEKING
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THE GOVERNOR, SIR EDWARD YOUDE, LEFT FOR PEKING THIS (SUNDAY) AFTERNOON TO TAKE PART IN THE 11TH ROUND OF SINO-BRITISH TALKS ON THE FUTURE OF HONG KONG.
HE WAS SEEN OFF AT THE AIRPORT BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY, SIR PHILIP HADDON-CAVE, THE SENIOR UNOFFICIAL MEMBER OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL, SIR SZE-YUEN CHUNG, THE SENIOR UNOFFICIAL MEMBER OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, MR ROGER LOBO, AND THE FOREIGN AFFAIRS SECRETARY OF THE XINHUA NEWS AGENCY (HONG KONG BRANCH), MR JI SHAOXIANG.
ACCOMPANYING THE GOVERNOR WERE THE POLITICAL ADVISER, MR ROBIN MCLAREN, AND THE GOVERNMENT CHIEF INTERPRETER, MR Y.P. CHENG.
INDUSTRIAL MISSION TO VISIT UK
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THE DIRECTOR OF INDUSTRY, MR JOHN YAXLEY, WILL BE LEADING A MISSION OF HONG KONG INDUSTRIALISTS TO THE UNITED KINGDOM FROM APRIL 9 TO 14.
THE 11 MISSION MEMBERS ARE DRAWN FROM NINE COMPANIES COVERING A WIDE RANGE OF INDUSTRIES, INCLUDING ELECTRONIC TELECOMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT, FOOD PACKAGING AND PROCESSING, ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, COMPUTER PERIPHERALS, PRECISION METAL STAMPINGS, SWITCHING POWER SUPPLIES AND STAINLESS STEEL PRODUCTS.
ACCOMPANYING THE MISSION WILL BE MR DONALD FLETCHER, PRINCIPAL CONSULTANT, MISS MABLE CHAN AND MR RAPHAEL NG, CONSULTANTS.
THE MISSION WILL SPEND TWO DAYS IN LONDON, ONE DAY IN NEWCASTLE AND TWO DAYS IN EDINBURGH.
SEMINARS WILL BE HELD IN EACH LOCATION, WHERE INDIVIDUAL APPOINTMENTS FOR MISSION MEMBERS ARE BEING ARRANGED BY THE DEPARTMENT'S LONDON OFFICE WITH COMPANY EXECUTIVES WHO COULD BE INTERESTED IN DEVELOPING INDUSTRIAL COOPERATION WITH HONG KONG.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT SAID THE RESPONSE SO FAR FROM BRITISH COMPANIES HAD BEEN ENCOURAGING.
IT IS ANTICIPATED THAT THE MISSION MEMBERS WILL HAVE FULL SCHEDULES.
SOME OF THE MISSION MEMBERS WILL ALSO VISIT THE HANOVER FAIR WHERE THE INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT WILL HAVE A STAND IN THE INTERNATIONAL HALL.
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