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WP YAXLEY WILL THEN GO ON TO BRUSSELS IMMEDIATELY AFTER EASTER, FOR DISCUSSION WITH MR DEREK JONES, THE MINISTER FOR HONG KONG'S COMMERCIAL RELATIONS WITH THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ABOUT FUTURE STRATEGY FOR INDUSTRIAL INVESTMENT PROMOTION WORK
IN EUROPE.
ON APRIL 19, HE WILL TAKE PART IN THE HANOVER FAIR, IN WHICH THE INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT HAS AN EXHIBITION STAND. HE WILL ALSO SPEAK AT A SEMINAR ON HONG KONG, JOINTLY ORGANISED WITH THE TRADE DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL AND THE HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANK ING CORPORATION.
MR YAXLEY WILL THEN GO ON TO NEW YORK. IN ADDITION TO MEETING REPRESENTATIVES OF A MAJOR UNITED STATES GROUP WHICH IS CONSIDERING AN EXPANSION IN HONG KONG, HE WILL BE DISCUSSING THE ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE OPENING OF THE INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT'S NEW OFFICE IN NEW YORK LATER THIS YEAR WITH MR BILL DORWARD, THE COMMISSIONER FOR HONG KONG COMMERCIAL AFFAIRS.
THE DIRECTOR WILL THEN FLY TO THE WEST COAST OF THE USA FOK A FOUR-DAY VISIT TO THE DEPARTMENT'S OFFICE IN SAN FRANCISCO. DURING HIS VISIT HE WILL VISIT THE STANFORD RESEARCH INSTITUTE, TWO ELECTRONICS COMPANIES IN THE SILICON VALLEY AREA AND ADDRESS A LUNCHEON MEETING OF THE HONG KONG BAY AREA ASSOCIATION.
MR YAXLEY IS DUE TO RETURN TO HONG KONG ON APRIL 28.
EXTRA 'HOTLINE' ON AIDS *****
THE MEDICAL AND HEALTH DEPARTMENT HAS SET UP YET ANOTHER 'HOTLINE OFFERING GENERAL INFORMATION ON AIDS ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME.
FROM MONDAY (APRIL 1), AIDS INFORMATION WILL BE AVAILABLE ON TWO 'HOTLINES' 5-724533" (IN ENGLISH) AND 5-8330111 (IN CHINESE) INSTEAD OF THE EXISTING SINGLE BILINGUAL HOTLINE'.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID THE ARRANGEMENTS HAD BEEN MADE FOLLOWING A REVIEW OF THE FIRST HOTLINE SERVICE, WHICH HAD BEEN WELL RECEIVED BY THE PUBLIC.
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+SINCE THE SETTING UP OF THE INFORMATION HOTLINE' ON MARCH 9, 856 CALLERS MADE USE OF THE SERVICE, HE SAID.
OF THE CALLERS, 89 HAD RAISED QUESTIONS AND 68 OTHERS HAD MADE COMMENTS AFTER LISTENING TO THE RECORDED PROGRAMME. THIRTY-NINE CALLERS HAD LEFT THEIR TELEPHONE NUMBERS FOR FURTHER CONTACT.
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