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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1990
SIR DAVID LATER CALLED ON THE MAYOR OF SEATTLE, MR NORMAN RICE.
TWO CITIES WITH THEIR HE NOTED THE SIMILARITY OF THE
STRATEGIC THE PACIFIC, WITH GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATIONS ON EITHER SIDE OF
SEATTLE BEING ONE OF THE MAIN ENTRY POINTS FOR INTERNATIONAL TRADE ON THE WEST COAST.
BOARD HE ALSO ATTENDED AN EDITORIAL
MEETING OF THE SEATTLE
TIMES.
OVER LUNCH, SIR DAVID ADDRESSED AN AUDIENCE OF 170 MEMBERS GUESTS OF THE SEATTLE WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL.
A HIGHLIGHT OF THE DAY WAS CORPORATION PLANT AT EVERETT, ABOUT WASHINGTON STATE.
AND
A
VISIT ΤΟ THE BOEING AIRCRAFT 30 MILES NORTH OF
SEATTLE IN
VICE
PRESIDENT AND BOEING COMMERCIAL AIRPLANE
SIR DAVID WAS MET BY MR WILLIAM SHINËMAN, GENERAL MANAGER OF THE EVERETT DIVISION, GROUP.
OF
THE HONG KONG ECONOMIC AND AND THE DIRECTOR OF HONG JOHNSON, SIR DAVID
ZINK, SERVICE.
ACCOMPANIED BY THE MINISTER TRADE OFFICE IN WASHINGTON, MR PETER LO, KONG ECONOMIC AFFAIRS IN SAN FRANCISCO, MR PETER
THE PLANT BY MR LEWIS WAS THEN TAKEN ON A TOUR OF MANAGER OF THE EVERETT DIVISION 747/746 PROGRAMMES.
OF AIRLINE ASSEMBLY SIR DAVID WATCHED THE VARIOUS STAGES
AT BEING PUT THE 23,400-EMPLOYEE PLANT, INCLUDING THE FINISHING TOUCHES
THE FACTORY TO A CATHAY PACIFIC BOEING 747 AIRCRAFT WHICH WILL LEAVE IN DECEMBER TO GO INTO SERVICE WITH CATHAY PACIFIC EARLY NEXT YEAR.
AT EVERETT ΤΟ MANUFACTURE
THE
PLANT
SIR DAVID WAS TOLD HOW THE WIDEBODY ASSEMBLY PLANT HAD BEEN BUILT BY THE BOEING COMPANY IN 1966 IN ORDER THE
AIRLINER WORLD'S
THE 747 SUPERJET. CURRENTLY PRODUCES ONE 747 OR 767 EVERY FOUR DAYS.
LARGEST
— — —
BY
THE HONG
KONG
AND NUMBER
THE DAY ENDED WITH A RECEPTION HOSTED SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION IN SEATTLE, WHERE SIR DAVID MET A OF THE CITY'S LEADING BUSINESS EXECUTIVES AND ACADEMICS, AND DINNER.
TOMORROW SIR DAVID LEAVES SEATTLE FOR
COLUMBIA.
VANCOUVER,
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