SUNDAY, APRIL 26, 1987
HONG KONG ELECTRONICS IN UK SHOW
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HONG KONG WILL BE TAKING PART AGAIN IN THIS YEAR'S BRITISH ELECTRONICS SHOW EXHIBITION, WHICH OPENS ON TUESDAY (APRIL 28) AT LONDON'S OLYMPIA EXHIBITION CENTRE.
THIS WILL BE THE THIRD TIME HONG KONG TAKES PART IN THE ALL-ELECTRONICS/ECIF SHOW, WHICH IS THE + HEART OF THE PRESTIGIOUS EXHIBITION AND THE LARGEST ELECTRONICS SHOW IN EUROPE, SECOND ONLY TO +ELECTRONICA+ IN MUNICH.
THE 12TH ALL-ELECTRONICS/ECIF SHOW PRESENTS A WIDE RANGE OF ELECTRONICS COMPONENTS AND ASSEMBLED PRODUCTS IN SOME 400 STANDS REPRESENTING COMPANIES FROM BOTH THE UNITED KINGDOM AND ABROAD.
+WE ARE PLEASED TO PARTICIPATE AGAIN IN THE EXHIBITION. IT IS EXPECTED THAT OUR PRESENCE THERE WILL HELP INCREASE OVERSEAS INVESTORS' INTEREST IN HONG KONG AND IN TURN ENCOURAGE MORE INVESTMENT IN THE TERRITORY+, THE PRINCIPAL CONSULTANT (INDUSTRIAL PROMOTION) OF THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT'S LONDON OFFICE, MR DONALD FLETCHER SAID.
+UNLIKE THE OTHER STANDS, WE ARE THERE MAINLY TO CULTIVATE AND DEVELOP NEW INVESTMENT POTENTIAL RATHER THAN PROMOTING FINISHED PRODUCTS,+ HE ADDED.
+VISITORS TO OUR STAND WILL BE INTRODUCED TO THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS IN HONG KONG'S ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY THROUGH GRAPHIC DISPLAYS AND A RANGE OF PROMOTION LITERATURE. WE WILL ALSO GIVE ADVICE AND INFORMATION TO VISITORS WHO ARE INTERESTED
IN KNOWING MORE ABOUT INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN OUR ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY.
+THE STAND RECEIVED SEVERAL HUNDRED VISITORS LAST YEAR AND WE EXPECT THIS YEAR'S RESPONSE WILL AGAIN BE VERY ENCOURAGING,+ MR FLETCHER SAID.
THE ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY IS HONG KONG'S SECOND LARGEST EXPORT EARNER, ACCOUNTING FOR 21.7 PER CENT OF THE TOTAL VALUE OF DOMESTIC EXPORTS.
THE UNITED KINGDOM IS THE FIFTH LARGEST OVERSEAS INVESTORS IN HONG KONG'S ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY WITH AN INVESTMENT VALUE OF SOME $137 MILLION IN 1985.
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