1
THURSDAY, MARCH 14, 1991
3
GOVERNOR BEGINS HECTIC SCHEDULE IN THE HAGUE
THE GOVERNOR, SIR DAVID WILSON, TODAY (THURSDAY) BEGAN HECTIC ROUND OF MEETINGS AND OTHER ENGAGEMENTS IN THE HAGUE ON THE SECOND LEG OF HIS EUROPEAN VISIT.
SIR DAVID STARTED THE DAY WITH A COURTESY CALL ON THE DUTCH PRIME MINISTER, MR RUDOLPHUS LUBBERS. THIS WAS FOLLOWED BY CALLS ON THE MINISTER OF ECONOMIC AFFAIRS, DR JACOBUS ANDRIESSEN, AND THE MINISTER OF FOREIGN TRADE, MRS YVONNE VAN ROOY.
LATER IN THE MORNING, THE GOVERNOR WILL HAVE A MEETING WITH (MR J.P. HOFSTEE, ACTING SECRETARY GENERAL OF THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS).
THIS WILL BE POLLOWED BY AN INFORMAL. LUNCH BUSINESSMEN AND BANKERS.
WITH SENIOR DUTCH
IN THE AFTERNOON, SIR DAVID WILL GIVE A SPERCH TO THE NETHERLANDS-HONG KONG SOCIETY.
SIR DAVID'S VISIT TO THE HAGUE FOLLOWED A HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL VISIT TO HANNOVER IN GERMANY WHERE HE OFFICIATED AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF CEBIT 1991, THE WORLD'S LARGEST AND MOST IMPORTANT FAIR FOR OFFICE EQUIPMENT, DATA PROCESSING, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, AND SOFTWARE INDUSTRY.
TOMORROW (FRIDAY) THE GOVERNOR WILL FLY ΤΟ HAMBURG WHERE HE WILL DELIVER KEYNOTE ADDRESSES TO A LUNCHEON HOSTED BY THE EAST ASIA SOCIETY AND THE HONG KONG ECONOMIC AND TRADE OFFICE TO THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMMUNITY, AS WELL AS THE ANNUAL DINNER OF THE EAST ASIA SOCIETY.
THE GOVERNOR WILL LEAVE HAMBURG
ON SATURDAY (MARCH 16) AND WILL ARRIVE BACK IN HONG KONG ON THE FOLLOWING DAY (SUNDAY),
0
BUSINESS AND INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES ABOUND IN HK
THERE ARE PLENTY OF BUSINESS AND INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN HONG KONG FOR POREIGN AND LOCAL COMPANIES ALIKE, THE SECRETARY FOR TRADE AND INDUSTRY, MR JOHN CHAN, SAID TODAY (
(THURSDAY)
SPEAKING AT THE CEBIT 91 BUSINESS FORUM: "HONG KONG/EUROPE OVERVIEW" IN HANNOVER, GERMANY, MR CHAN SAID THESE HAD NOT ESCAPED THE ATTENTION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY.
MORE THAN 500 COMPANIES WITH RO INTERESTS WERE OPERATING IN HONG KONG.
/INVESTMENT IN