THURSDAY, AUGUST 16, 198.
AS PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED, THE DELEGATION WILL BE LED BY THE DIRECTOR OF TRADE, MR HAMISH MACLEOD. HE WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY TWO OTHER OFFICIALS - DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF TRADE, MR ROBERT FOOTMAN, AND PRINCIPAL TRADE OFFICER, MRS MAUREEN CHAN- AND TWO INDUSTRIAL ADVISERS, MR STEPHEN CHEONG AND MR KENNETH FANG, BOTH OF WHOM ARE MEMBERS OF THE TEXTILES ADVISORY BOARD.
A TRADE DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID, INDUSTRIAL ADVISERS UNDERLINES THE DEEP GOVERNMENT AND THE TRADE ATTACH TO THIS
THE PRESENCE OF THE TWO CONCERN WHICH THE HONG KONG
IMPORTANT ISSUE.
+ THE OFFICIAL NEGOTIATORS CAN SEEK IMMEDIATE TRADE ADVICE FROM MR CHEONG AND MR FANG ON ANY MATTERS OF SUBSTANCE RAISED BY THE UNITED STATES DURING THE CONSULTATIONS.+
THE SPOKESMAN REITERATED HONG KONG'S WELL KNOWN POSITION THAT THE NEW U.S. RULES ARE IN VIOLATION OF THE BILATERAL TEXTILES AGREEMENT AND ARE THEREFORE UNACCEPTABLE.
BEFORE LEAVING FOR WASHINGTON ON SATURDAY (AUGUST 18), THE DELEGATION WILL MEET THE MEDIA IN THE VIP PRESS CONFERENCE ROOM AT THE HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.
BUS AND TRAM PARADES TO PROMOTE VOTER REGISTRATION
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FOUR DOUBLE-DECK BUSES AND A TRAM WILL HELP PROMOTE THE CURRENT DISTRICT BOARD VOTER REGISTRATION DRIVE IN KWAI CHUNG ANI WAN CHA1.
FROM TOMORROW (FRIDAY), THE FOUR DOUBLE-DECKERS ON ROUTES BETWEEN KWAI CHUNG AND TSING YI WILL CARRY REGISTRATION AND DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION MESSAGES TO REMIND RESIDENTS TO REGISTER AS VOTERS FOR NEXT YEAR'S DB ELECTIONS.
SEVERAL ELECTED BOARD MEMBERS, ACCOMPANIED BY THE GENERAL MANAGER OF KMB, MR LAWRENCE E. LOUÉY, AND THE ACTING DISTRICT OFFICER, MR GREGORY LEUNG, WILL JOINTLY OFFICIATE AT A CEREMONY TO MARK THE BEGINNING OF THE JOURNEY TOMORROW MORNING AT KMB'S KWAI CHUNG DEPOT.
IN WAN CHAI, A SPECIALLY DECORATED TRAM WILL TRAVEL BETWEEN CAUSEWAY BAY, HAPPY VALLEY AND WAN CHAI FROM 2 PM TO 9 PM ON SATURDAY (AUGUST 18), BROADCASTING SIMILAR MESSAGES.
TO MARK THE OCCASION, A CEREMONY WILL BE HELD AT THE SHARP STREET EAST TRAM DEPOT SHORTLY BEFORE THE PARADE.
AMONG THE OFFICIATING GUESTS WILL BE THE MANAGER OF HONG KONG TRAMWAYS LTD, MR JOHN CAREY THE DISTRICT OFFICER, MR LAM KAM-K#ONG; THE ASSISTANT DISTRICT OFFICER, MR RAYMOND YOUNG; AND DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS.