WEDNESDAY, JULY 16, 1986
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GOVERNOR OPENS NEW U.S. OFFICE
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THE GOVERNOR, SIR EDWARD YOUDE, ON TUESDAY (WEDNESDAY, HK TIME) OFFICIALLY OPENED HONG KONG'S LATEST OFFICE IN THE UNITED STATES, LOCATED IN THE HEART OF SAN FRANCISCO'S FINANCIAL DISTRICT.
MORE THAN A HUNDRED GUESTS ATTENDED THE FUNCTION, MANY OF THEM HAVING CLOSE TIES WITH THE TERRITORY, LOCAL DIGNITARIES INCLUDED SAN FRANCISCO'S PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, MR JOHN MOLINARI, AND THE CITY'S DIRECTOR OF PROTOCOL, MR CYRIL MAGNIN.
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IN INTRODUCING THE GOVERNOR, THE HEAD OF HONG KONG'S REPRESENTATIVE OFFICES IN THE UNITED STATES INCLUDING NEW YORK AND WASHINGTON MR BILL DORWARD, SAID PLANS TO EXPAND THE TERRITORY'S OFFICIAL PRESENCE TO THE WEST COAST HAD BEEN IN HAND FOR SOME TIME.
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THIS, HE SAID, WAS IN RECOGNITION OF THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS PART OF THE WORLD TO HONG KONG IN SO MANY WAYS COMMERCIALLY,
INDUSTRIALLY, FINANCIALLY AND SOCIALLY,
HEADING THE OFFICE AS DIRECTOR OF HONG KONG ECONOMIC AFFAIRS IS MR BILLY LAM, WHO RECENTLY COMPLETED THE PRESTIGIOUS SLOAN PROGRAMME AT CALIFORNIA'S STANFORD UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS.
THE NEW OFFICE ALSO ACCOMMODATES HONG KONG'S INDUSTRIAL PROMOTION OFFICE, WHICH IS HEADED BY MR ROBERT ASHWORTH AS PRINCIPAL CONSULTANT.
MR LAM SEES HIS ROLE AS A LINCHPIN IN FURTHERING HONG KONG'S INTERESTS IN THE RAPIDLY DEVELOPING PACIFIC RIM.
+ BUT WE'RE NOT JUST OUT TO SELL HONG KONG'S GOODS,+ HE SAID, +WE ALSO WANT AMERICANS TO APPRECIATE THAT HONG KONG IS A MAJOR MARKET FOR U.S. GOODS AND, WITH OUR FUTURE ASSURED IN THE SINO- BRITISH AGREEMENT, THAT IT IS ALSO AN EXCELLENT PLACE IN WHICH TO INVEST.+
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ACTING GOVERNOR TO VISIT CENTRAL AND WESTERN
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THE ACTING GOVERNOR, SIR DAVID AKERS-JONES, WILL VISIT CENTRAL AND WESTERN DISTRICT TOMORROW (THURSDAY) AFTERNOON TO SEE NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN THE DISTRICT.
SIR DAVID WILL BE GIVEN A PANORAMIC VIEW OF WESTERN FROM A VANTAGE POINT AND WILL BE BRIEFED ON THE WESTERN RECLAMATION PROJECT.
/HE WILL ALSO