SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1987
MINISTER LEAVES AFTER HONG KONG VISIT
THE MINISTER OF STATE AT THE FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH LORD GLENARTHUR, LEFT FOR MANILA THIS (SUNDAY) MORNING FOUR-DAY VISIT TO HONG KONG.
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SPEAKING TO REPORTERS AT THE AIRPORT, HE SAID HOW MUCH HE HAD ENJOYED HIS VISIT, AND "I'VE BEEN ABLE TO TALK TO SO MANY PEOPLE AND THAT'S THE MOST IMPORTANT THING".
LORD GLENARTHUR SAID THAT HE LOOKED FORWARD TO COMING BACK TO HONG KONG IN THE NOT TOO DISTANT FUTURE.
THE GOVERNOR, SIR DAVID WILSON, WHO SAW HIM OFF AT THE AIRPORT SAID HE WAS PARTICULARLY HAPPY THAT LORD GLENARTHUR HAD CHOSEN HONG KONG AS THE FIRST PLACE TO VISIT.
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"I THINK THAT SHOWS (WHAT IMPORTANCE HE ATTACHES TO HONG KONG, SIR DAVID SAID, ADDING THAT HE WAS DELIGHTED THAT LORD GLENARTHUR HAD MET SO MANY PEOPLE WHILE HE WAS HERE.
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ALSO SEEING OFF THE MINISTER WERE THE CHIEF SECRETARY, DAVID FORD, THE SENIOR MEMBER OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL, SIR 9.Y. CHUNG, THE SENIOR MEMBER OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, MISS LYDIA AND THE SENIOR BRITISH TRADE COMMISSIONER, MR REG HOLLOWAY.
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HK OVERSEAS CONSULTANTS ON HOME BASE VISIT
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POTENTIAL INVESTORS OVERSEAS WILL FAMILIARISATION VISIT TO HOME BASE BY DEPARTMENT'S OVERSEAS CONSULTANTS.
BENEFIT FROM A RECENT TWO
THE INDUSTRY
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MRS LYLE CONLEY AND MR MICHAEL BOWLES, THE DEPARTMENT'S OVERSEAS CONSULTANTS STATIONED RESPECTIVELY IN SAN FRANCISCO AND BRUSSELS, SPENT A WEEK-LONG PROGRAMME HERE THIS MONTH TO UPDATE THEIR LOCAL KNOWLEDGE AND FIND OUT MORE ABOUT EVER-CHANGING NEW TECHNOLOGIES, 90 THAT THEY MAY BETTER ADVISE INVESTORS OF THE INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES HERE.
THE CONSULTANTS
VISITED
FACTORIES,
GOVERNMENT-BACKED ORGANISATIONS SUCH AS THE HONG KONG PRODUCTIVITY COUNCIL, THE HONG KONG DESIGN INNOVATION COMPANY LTD AND THE HONG KONG INDUSTRIAL ESTATES CORPORATION. THEY ALSO DISCUSSED CURRENT INDUSTRIAL INVESTMENT TRENDS WITH OFFICIALS OF THE INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT AND CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE.
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