THURSDAY, JUNE 26, 1986
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GOVERNOR TO LEAD HIGH-LEVEL MISSION TO NORTH AMERICA
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THE GOVERNOR, SIR EDWARD YOUDE, WILL LEAD A HIGH-LEVEL DELEGATION ON A FOUR-CITY VISIT TO NORTH AMERICA NEXT MONTH TO FURTHER HONG KONG'S INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND ECONOMIC TIES.
THE 13-DAY OFFICIAL VISIT BEGINS ON JULY 10 WHEN SIR EDWARD, ACCOMPANIED BY LADY YOUDE, LEAVES AS GUEST-OF-HONOUR ON CATHAY PACIFIC AIRWAYS'S INAUGURAL FLIGHT TO SAN FRANCISCO.
ALSO ON BOARD WILL BE THE CHAIRMAN OF THE TRADE DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL, MISS LYDIA DUNN, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE HONGKONG BANK, SIR MICHAEL SANDBERG, AND CPA CHAIRMAN, MR MICHAEL MILES, WHO IS ALSO CHAIRMAN OF THE HONG KONG TOURIST ASSOCIATION, THEY WILL BE MET IN SAN FRANCISCO BY HONG KONG'S COMMISSIONER FOR COMMERCIAL AFFAIRS IN NEW YORK, MR BILL DORWARD, WHO WILL ACCOMPANY THE GOVERNOR THROUGHOUT THE VISIT.
THE INAUGURAL FLIGHT WILL BE THE FIRST OF A HOST OF OFFICIAL FUNCTIONS AND MEETINGS IN SAN FRANCISCO, SEATTLE AND CHICAGO IN THE UNITED STATES. AND IN VANCOUVER IN CANADA. SIR EDWARD AND LADY YOUDE WILL BE GUESTS OF HONOUR AT HONG KONG DAY AT EXPO '86, WHERE THE TERRITORY'S PAVILION HAS ALREADY ESTABLISHED ITSELF AMONG THE MOST POPULAR WITH VISITORS.
THROUGHOUT THE VISIT, SIR EDWARD INTENDS TO DELIVER A POSITIVE MESSAGE ABOUT HONG KONG'S FUTURE, ITS TRADING AND BUSINESS POTENTIAL FOR NORTH AMERICA AND TO UNDERLINE THE THREAT POSED TO WORLD TRADE BY PROTECTIONISM,
HE WILL MAKE KEYNOTE SPEECHES TO INFLUENTIAL AUDIENCES IN EACH OF THE FOUR CITIES AND AT A SERIES OF MEETINGS WITH BUSINESSMEN AND INDUSTRIALISTS AND CITY, STATE AND FEDERAL OFFICIALS.
UNDERLINING THE IMPORTANCE THE GOVERNMENT ATTACHES TO STRENGTHENING HK-U.S. LINKS, SIR EDWARD WILL TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY DURING HIS VISIT TO OFFICIALLY OPEN THE GOVERNMENT'S THIRD OFFICE IN THE UNITED STATES. THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT ECONOMIC AFFAIRS OFFICE IN SAN FRANCISCO WILL SUPPORT HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICES ALREADY OPERATING IN NEW YORK AND WASHINGTON.
ANNOUNCING DETAILS OF THE VISIT TODAY, A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN NOTED THAT IT WAS THE GOVERNOR'S THIRD OFFICIAL VISIT TO THE U.S. TO PROMOTE HONG KONG'S INTERESTS THERE,
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HE POINTED OUT THAT SIR EDWARD HAD RECENTLY RETURNED FROM A SIMILAR MISSION TO JAPAN HIS SECOND OFFICIAL VISIT THERE - AND WAS ALSO PLANNING A VISIT TO LONDON IN SEPTEMBER TO FURTHER IMPROVE TRADE AND ECONOMIC TIES WITH THE UK.
THE SPOKESMAN