SATURDAY, JUNE 22, 1991
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FS (DESIGNATE) TO ATTEND CONFERENCE IN AUSTRIA
THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY (DESIGNATE), MR HAMISH MACLEOD, WILL LEAD A HONG KONG DELEGATION COMPRISING GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS AND REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE PRIVATE SECTOR TO A CONFERENCE IN AUSTRIA ΤΟ PRESENT OVERSEAS INVESTORS WITH THE LATEST INFORMATION ON INVESTMENT AND TRADE OPPORTUNITIES IN HONG KONG.
THE EUROPE/ASIA CONFERENCE, 1991, TO BE HELD IN VIENNA ON JUNE
26 AND 27, WILL FOCUS ON THE SUBSTANTIAL INVESTMENT AND TRADE
OPPORTUNITIES IN ASIA AND EUROPE.
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A MAJOR TOPIC OF THE CONFERENCE WILL BE POSSIBILITIES INCREASING THE CO-OPERATION BETWEEN HONG KONG AND -AUSTRIA, HIGHLIGHTING THEIR RESPECTIVE GATEWAY FUNCTIONS TO CHINA AND EUROPE.
MR MACLEOD WILL ADDRESS THE CONFERENCE ON JUNE 26. THE TOPIC OF SPEECH IS "HONG KONG AND CHINA NOW AND BEYOND 1997
THE
HIS FACTS".
LAM,
ON THE SAME DAY, THE DIRECTOR OF GOVERNMENT SUPPLIES, MR BILLY WILL SPEAK ON "SELLING TO HONG KONG GOVERNMENT
THE REQUIREMENTS", WHILE ON THE FOLLOWING DAY, THE DIRECTOR OF THE NEW AIRPORT PROJECTS CO-ORDINATION OFFICE, MR RAFEAL HUI, WILL ADDRESS THE CONFERENCE ON "INFRASTRUCTURE OF THE FUTURE THE OPPORTUNITIES"
OTHER MEMBERS OF THE DELEGATION ARE THE CHAIRMAN OF WORLD-WIDE SHIPPING AGENCY LIMITED, DR HELMUT SOHMEN AND THE CHAIRMAN OF 9LNO LAND, MR ROBERT NG.
MR MACLEOD WILL LEAVE HONG KONG TOMORROW (SUNDAY).
WHILE IN AUSTRIA, HE WILL CALL ON A NUMBER OF SENIOR GOVERNMENT
OFFICIALS.
MR MACLEOD WILL THEN TRAVEL TO LONDON FOR MEETINGS WITH BUSINESS AND BANKING LEADERS AS WELL AS OFFICIALS OF THE UK TREASURY, FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE AND BANK OF ENGLAND DURING THE WEEK COMMENCING JULY 1.
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TRANSPORT COMPLAINTS DROP 20 PER CENT
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DURING THE FIRST QUARTER OF 1991, THE TRANSPORT COMPLAINTS UNIT (TCU) OF THE TRANSPORT ADVISORY COMMITTEE RECEIVED A TOTAL OF 1,599 COMPLAINTS, A DROP OF 20 PPR CENT - COMPARED WITH THE PREVIOUS QUARTER.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE TOU TODAY (SATURDAY) SAID THE COMPLAINTS WERE RELATED MAINLY TO PUBLIC TRANSPORT SERVICES, TRAFFIC ROAD MAINTENANCE AND ENFORCEMENT,
CONDITIONS,
/AS REGARDS