SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 178€
CS MEETS HK REPRESENTATIVES IN WASHINGTON
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MORE THAN 30 OF HONG KONG'S REPRESENTATIVES FROM BOTH GOVERNMENT AND THE PRIVATE SECTOR GATHERED IN WASHINGTON, D.C. YESTERDAY (SATURDAY) TO CO-ORDINATE THEIR EFFORTS IN PUTTING OVER THE HONG KONG STORY IN NORTH AMERICA.
THEY WERE TOLD BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE CONFERENCE, THE CHIEF SECRETARY SIR DAVID AKERS-JONES, THAT THEY SHARED A COMMON OBJECTIVE - THE PROMOTION OF HONG KONG AS A STABLE AND VIABLE ENVIRONMENT FOR TRADE, INVESTMENT AND TOURISM, WITH A LONG FUTURE.
+WE ARE HERE TODAY TO EXCHANGE INFORMATION AND IDEAS AND TO WORK OUT A JOINT APPROACH TO PROMOTE HONG KONG IN OUR VARIOUS WAYS, SIR DAVID SAID.
THE CONFERENCE INCLUDED REPRESENTATIVES OF THE HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION, CATHAY PACIFIC AIRWAYS, THE TRADE DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL AND THE HONG KONG TOURIST ASSOCIATION. MEMBERS OF THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICES IN NEW YORK AND WASHINGTON AND THE INDUSTRIAL PROMOTION OFFICES IN NEW YORK AND SAN FRANCISCO ALSO PARTICIPATED.
AMONG THOSE PRESENT FROM HONG KONG WERE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL MEMBERS SIR S.Y. CHUNG, Q.W. LEE AND ALLEN LEE: THE CHAIRMAN OF THE GENERAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, JACK TANG: THE CHAIRMAN OF THE CHINESE MANUFACTURERS' ASSOCIATION, LAWRENCE CHU AND THE SECRETARY FOR TRADE AND INDUSTRY, ERIC HO.
OPENING THE CONFERENCE, SIR DAVID AKERS-JONES SAID HE WOULD DESCRIBE AS BEST HE COULD THE MOOD IN HONG KONG AND THE PROGRESS AND PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE THAT WAS TAKING PLACE,
HE OUTLINED DEVELOPMENTS IN HONG KONG BOTH IN THE PRIVATE AND PUBLIC SECTORS, AND WENT ON TO DESCRIBE HONG KONG'S GROWING RELATIONSHIP WITH THE REST OF CHINA.
MOVING ON TO GOVERNMENT PLANS FOR NORTH AMERICA, SIR DAVID SAID THERE WERE PROPOSALS TO OPEN AN OFFICE ON THE WEST COAST OF THE UNITED STATES, AND TO STRENGTHEN THE WASHINGTON OFFICE.
SIR DAVID SAID THAT THE CORE OF HONG KONG'S MESSAGE TO NORTH AMERICA HAD TO BE THE HARD FACTS OF THE AGREEMENT ON THE TERRITORY'S FUTURE.
+OUR REPRESENTATIVES MUST BE FAMILIAR WITH THE DETAILS OF THE JOINT DECLARATION TO REASSURE AND GAIN THE CONFIDENCE OF OUR TRADING PARTNERS AND INVESTORS, HE SAID.
+wE NOW HAVE A REFERENCE POINT FOR OUR FUTURE, AND WE MUST LET PEOPLE OVERSEAS KNOW IT, HE ADDED.
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