TUESDAY, JULY 2, 14
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INDUSTRY DIRECTOR TO SPEAK IN JAPAN
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THE DIRECTOR OF INDUSTRY, MR JOHN YAXLEY, WILL SPEAK THIS WEEK ON THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT'S INDUSTRIAL INVESTMENT POLICY AT TWO SEMINARS IN JAPAN.
THE SEMINARS HAVE BEEN ARRANGED BY THE INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT AS PART OF ITS ONGOING WORLD WIDE CAMPAIGN TO ATTRACT OVERSEAS INDUSTRIALISTS TO HONG KONG.
MR YAXLEY, WHO ARRIVED IN TOKYO THIS (TUESDAY) AFTERNOON, WILL ADDRESS THE FIRST SEMINAR TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY) IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM OF JETRO IN THE JAPANESE CAPITAL.
ON THURSDAY, HE WILL MOVE ON TO YOKOHAMA WHERE HE WILL CALL ON MR UENO, DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF THE ECONOMIC AFFAIRS BUREAU OF THE YOKOHAMA CITY GOVERNMENT. HE WILL ALSO VISIT THE YOKOHA INDUSTRIAL INSTITUTE WHERE HE WILL DISCUSS ECONOMIC COOPERATION BETWEEN HONG KONG AND YOKOHAMA,
ON FRIDAY, MR YAXLEY WILL BE IN OSAKA TO ADDRESS PARTICIPANT. AT THE SECOND SEMINAR.
MR YAXLEY WILL ALSO VISIT THE OSAKA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY, WHICH CO-SPONSORS THE SEMINAR WITH JETRO, AND THE OJAK, PREFECTURAL GOVERNMENT AND THE OSAKA FOREIGN TRADE INSTITUTE AS SUPPORTING ORGANISATIONS.
DURING THE TWO SEMINARS, MR YAXLEY AND THE HONG KONG GOVERMENT PRINCIPAL INDUSTRIAL PROMOTION CONSULTANT IN JAPAN, MR MICHAEL KIKUCHI WILL CONTACT LEADING INDUSTRIALISTS TO ENCOURAGE THEM TO INVEST IN HONG KONG.
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DB TO DISCUSS KORNHILL PROJECTS *****
EASTERN DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS WILL BE BRIEFED ON DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS AT KORNHILL AT THEIR MEETING ON THURSDAY (JULY 5) AFTERNOON.
AN ESTATE SURVEYOR FROM THE MASS TRANSIT OFFICE, MR N.P.T. ARCHER, WILL BRIEF MEMBERS. ON THE PROJECTS WHICH INVOLVE THE BUILDING OF RESIDENTIAL BLOCKS AND COMMERCIAL COMPLEXES.
BOARD MEMBERS WILL ALSO STUDY A PROPOSAL TO EXTEND THE WORK HOURS AT THE CONSTRUCTION SITE AT KORNHILL TO EXPEDITE EXCAVATION WORK.
THEY WILL COMMENT ON THE URBAN COUNCIL'S EXISTING POLICY FOR THE MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL OF HAWKERS, AND THE CONVERSION OF CROWN LAND LICENCES IN THE DISTRICT TO SHORT-TERM TENANCIES.
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