MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1985
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U.S. LOBBYING TO BE STEPPED UP
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THE TRADE DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL HAS AGREED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL FUNDS TO ENABLE HONG KONG'S LOBBYING EFFORTS AGAINST PROTECTIONISM IN THE UNITED STATES TO BE STEPPED UP AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
DIRECTOR OF TRADE, MR HAMISH MACLEOD, SAID TODAY (MONDAY): +ONE OF THE PURPOSE OF MY VISIT TO THE UNITED STATES THIS WEEK WILL BE TO INTERVIEW POSSIBLE CANDIDATES WHO HAVE ALREADY BEEN SHORT-LISTED. | SHALL BE JOINED BY JACK TANG OF THE TRADE DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL AND KENNETH FANG OF THE TEXTAB IN THE INTERVIEW.
+ IT IS HOPED AN ANNOUNCEMENT WILL BE MADE SOON.+
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ATTORNEY GENERAL TO VISIT CHINA
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THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, MR MICHAEL THOMAS, WILL BE VISITING CHINA FROM SEPTEMBER 10-19 AT THE INVITATION OF THE CHINA LAW SOCIETY.
HE WILL VISIT PEKING, NANJING, SUZHOU AND SHANGHAI. HE WILL MEET OFFICIALS FROM THE MINISTRY OF JUSTICE AND THE LAW SOCIETY IN PEKING AND LAWYERS IN THE OTHER CITIES.
HE WILL GIVE A LECTURE ON HONG KONG'S LEGAL SYSTEM TO THE UNIVERSITY OF POLITICAL SCIENCE AND LAW IN PEKING, AND A LECTURE ON MARITIME LAW IN SHANGHAI.
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