SATURDAY, MARCH 16, 1985
MEETING OF OVERSEAS OFFICES HEADS
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THE WEEK-LONG SERIES OF DISCUSSIONS AND CONSULTATIONS AMONG THE HEADS OF THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT'S OVERSEAS OFFICES WILL COME TO A CLOSE WITH A FINAL MEETING TO BE HELD ON MONDAY (MARCH 18).
THESE MEETINGS WILL BECOME AN ANNUAL EVENT TO ENABLE HEADS OF OVERSEAS OFFICES TO BRIEF THE IR COLLEAGUES HERE ON THE SITUATION IN THEIR REGIONS AND TO UPDATE THEMSELVES ON DEVELOPMENTS LOCALLY.
THEY ARE DESIGNED TO REPLACE INDIVIDUAL FAMILIARISATION VISITS, ALTHOUGH THESE MAY STILL BE NECESSARY FROM TIME TO TIME.
NEXT MONDAY'S FINAL MEETING WILL BE HELD TO DISCUSS COMMERCIAL RELATIONS AND WILL BE CHAIRED BY THE SECRETARY
FOR TRADE AND INDUSTRY. IT WILL REPLACE THE USUAL ANNUAL MEETINGS BY TRADE OFFICERS TO DISCUSS THE MATTER FORMERLY HELD IN LONDON.
DURING THE PAST WEEK, THE HEADS OF THE FIVE OVERSEAS OFFICES LOCATED IN LONDON, BRUSSELS, GENEVA, NEW YORK AND WASHINGTON HAD MET THE CHIEF SECRETARY, SIR PHILIP HADDON-CAVE, AND HAD LUNCH WITH THE GOVERNOR, SIR EDWARD YOUDE.
THEY HAD ALSO TOURED THE NEW TERRITORIES BUT MOST OF THE IR TIME HAD BEEN SPENT IN PRIVATE DISCUSSIONS.
THE HEADS OF OVERSEAS OFFICES WHO ARE HERE FOR THE MEETINGS ARE MR COLVYN HAYE (COMMISSIONER, LONDON), MR DEREK JONES (MINISTER FOR HONG KONG COMMERCIAL RELATIONS WITH EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES AND MEMBER STATES, BRUSSELS), MR MICHAEL CARTLAND (COUNSELLOR FOR HONG KONG AFFAIRS, GENEVA), MR BILL DORWARD (COMMISSIONER FOR HONG KONG COMMERCIAL AFFAIRS, NEW YORK) AND MR PETER LO (COUNSELLOR FOR HONG KONG COMMERCIAL AFFAIRS, WASHINGTON).
DELEGATES TO DISCUSS ELECTRONIC MAIL
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ELECTRONIC MAIL SERVICES WILL BE THE SUBJECT OF AN INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE TO BE HELD HERE ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY, (MARCH 18 AND 19), BY DELEGATES FROM POSTAL ADMINISTRATIONS IN A NUMBER OF COUNTRIES, INCLUDING THE UNITED KINGDOM, THE UNITED STATES, FRANCE, WEST GERMANY, THE NETHERLANDS AND AUSTRALIA.
THE DELEGATES WILL DISCUSS WAYS OF CO-ORDINATING THE PROMOTION OF ELECTRONIC SERVICES, IMPROVING SYSTEMS AND NETWORK EFFICIENCY, AND DEVELOPING MORE EFFICIENT SERVICES.
THE CONFERENCE WILL BE OFFICIALLY OPENED ON MONDAY MORNING BY THE POSTMASTER GENERAL, MR HUGH ARDLEY.
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