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SATURDAY, JUNE 20, 1987
CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTER PASSES THROUGH
THE CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTER, MR AL XUEQIAN, PASSED HONG KONG TODAY (SATURDAY) ON HIS WAY TO SHENZHEN.
THROUGH
THE TRANSIT WAS A PRIVATE ONF, BUT THE FOREIGN THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE A COURTESY MEETING WITH THE GOVERNOR, DAVID WILSON, AT FANLING LODGE.
MINISTER
TOOK SIR
TRADE DIRECTOR ON OVERSEAS TOUR
THE DIRECTOR OF TRADE, MR MICHAEL SZE, DEPARTS FOR EUROPE AND THE UNITED STATES TODAY (SATURDAY).
HIS FIRST STOP WILL BE GENEVA WHERE MR SZE WILL MEET THE TERRITORY'S PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE то THE GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TARIFFS AND TRADE, MR MICHAEL CARTLAND, AND HIS STAFF.
IN ADDITION HE WILL ATTEND MEETINGS OF SOME OF THE NEGOTIATING GROUPS ON THE NEW GATT ROUND. 11E WILL ALSO CALL ON SENIOR GATT OFFICIALS AND SENIOR OFFICIALS OF OTHER DELEGATIONS TO GATT.
MR SZE WILL THEN TRAVEL TO WASHINGTON WHERE HE WILL CALL ON SENIOR AMERICAN TRADE OFFICIALS. HE WILL REVIEW THE PROGRESS OF CURRENT TRADE LEGISLATION AND EFFORTS TO CONTINUE THE FIGHT AGAINST PROTECTIONISM WITH HONG KONG'S WASHINGTON OFFICE STAFF AND ITS ADVISERS.
MR SZE WILL ALSO PAY A BRIEF VISIT TO HONG KONG GOVERNMENT'S NEW YORK OFFICE AND HE WILL RETURN TO THE TERRITORY ON JULY 3.
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