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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1987
DUTCH TRADE MISSION TOURS KWAI TSING
THE
A 20-MEMBER TRADE MISSION FROM THE NETHERLANDS VISITED CONTAINER PORT AND A FACTORY IN KWAI CHUNG TODAY (THURSDAY) WITH THE AIM OF FOSTERING CLOSER ECONOMIC TIES BETWEEN THE NETHERLANDS AND HONG KONG.
AND THE DUTCH VAN KESSENICH DEPUTY MANAGING
KWAI TSING DISTRICT OFFICER, MR BRIAN COAK, CONSUL-GENERAL IN HONG KONG, MR E.M. MICHIELS ACCOMPANIED THE TRADE MISSION, WHICH WAS LED BY THE DIRECTOR OF THE NETHERLANDS FOREIGN TRADE AGENCY OF THE MINISTRY OF ECONOMIC AFFAIRS, DR W. MAARSE, DURING THE VISIT.
MEMBERS OF THE TRADE MISSION INCLUDED SENIOR REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NETHERLANDS COUNCIL FOR TRADE PROMOTION AND MANUFACTURING, ENGINEERING AND TRADING FIRMS.
THEY TOURED THE OPERATIONAL TOWER AND FACILITIES OF THE MODERN TERMINALS LIMITED, ONE OF THE THREE COMPANIES OPERATING AT THE CONTAINER PORT. DISCUSSIONS WERE HELD BETWEEN THE TRADE MISSION AND COMPANY EXECUTIVE ON MAJOR EXPANSION PLAN, INCLUDING THE CONSTRUCTION OF ANOTHER BERTH OF THE CONTAINER PORT IN 1989.
THEY ALSO VISITED MILO'S KNITWEAR FACTORY WHICH HAS SUBSTANTIAL BUSINESS WITH THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY. THE FACTORY, EXPANDING INTO A WORKFORCE OF 1,000 IN THE PAST 15 YEARS, EXPORTS MOST OF ITS KNITWEAR, GARMENTS AND DYEING PRODUCTS TO EUROPEAN COUNTRIES.
HONG KONG WAS CHOSEN BY THE NETHERLANDS TRADE MISSION AS A PLACE TO VISIT AS THERE IS CLOSE BUSINESS RELATIONS BETWEEN THE TWO PLACES AND THE CONTAINER PORT IN HONG KONG IS THE WORLD'S SECOND LARGEST WHILE THE ONE ON ROTTERDAM OF THE NETHERLANDS 18 NUMBER ONE.
VARIETY SHOW TO PROMOTE VOTER REGISTRATION
A VOTER REGISTRATION VARIETY SHOW ORGANISED BY THE YUEN LONG AT DISTRICT OFFICE WILL BE HELD ON SATURDAY (SEPTEMBER 12) AFTERNOON THE OPEN AIR THEATRE OF FAIRVIEW PARK IN YUEN LONG RURAL NORTH TO ENCOURAGE ELIGIBLE VOTERS TO REGISTER.
A TEMPORARY VOTER REGISTRATION COUNTER WILL BE SET UP NEXT TO THE THEATRE AND DISTRICT COMMUNITY ORGANISERS WILL HELP PEOPLE FILL IN THE REGISTRATION FORMS.
/THE SHOW .****
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