SATURDAY, AUGUST 30, 1986
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OFFICIATING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY ON MONDAY WILL BE THE EASTERN DISTRICT OFFICER, MR BOWEN LEUNG, THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE COMMITTEE ON PROMOTION OF CIVIC EDUCATION, MRS RITA FAN; LEGISLATIVE COUNCILLORS, MR CHAN YING-LUN AND MR LEE YU-TAI; CHAIRMAN OF EASTERN DISTRICT BOARD, MR SHUM CHOI-SANG; AND CHAIRMAN OF THE EASTERN DISTRICT CIVIC EDUCATION WORKING GROUP, MR PAUL YIN.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE EASTERN DISTRICT CIVIC EDUCATION INFORMATION CENTRE OPENING ON MONDAY AT 11 AM ON THE GROUND FLOOR OF HING WAH COMMUNITY CENTRE, HING WAH ESTATE, CHAI WAN.
SECOND ROUND OF TRADE TALKS WITH CANADA *****
THE SECOND ROUND OF BILATERAL TALKS WITH CANADA ON HONG KONG'S POST-1986 ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE EXPORT OF TEXTILES AND APPAREL TO CANADA BEGIN ON TUESDAY, A TRADE DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (SATURDAY).
HONG KONG'S CHIEF TEXTILES NEGOTIATOR, MR HAMISH MACLEOD, WILL LEAD THE HONG KONG TEAM WHICH LEFT THIS MORNING FOR OTTAWA WHERE THE TALKS WILL BE HELD.
THE FIRST ROUND OF BILATERAL TALKS WAS HELD IN HONG KONG IN JUNE.
THE CURRENT HONG KONG-CANADA BILATERAL TEXTILES AGREEMENT EXPIRES ON DECEMBER 31, 1986.
CANADA IS HONG KONG'S FIFTH LARGEST EXPORT MARKET FOR TEXTILES AND GARMENTS. IN 1985, EXPORTS OF TEXTILES AND APPAREL TO CANADA AMOUNTED TO $2 115.4 MILLION, OR FOUR PER CENT OF HONG KONG'S TOTAL TEXTILES AND GARMENT EXPORTS.
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