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ST JOHN
MR CHAN TAT-WAH
MR SIN WAI-LEUNG
MR LI TANG-LUN
MR TREVOR CHARLES BERRY
MR NG KHOE-CHU
MISS BRENDA LEE SIU-LING
KNIGHT OF ST JOHN
MR LEONARD CHIU KUNG PHOO
OFFICER BROTHER
DR PETER CHAN PO-FAN
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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1991
ECONOMIC TIES WITH ASIA PACIFIC REGION STRENGTHENING: STI
HONG KONG'S ECONOMIC TIES TO THE ASIA PACIFIC REGION HAVE STEADILY STRENGTHENING, THE SECRETARY FOR TRADE AND INDUSTRY, T.H. CHAU SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
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SPEAKING ON REGIONAL ECONOMIC TRENDS AND ISSUES AT THE THIRD MINISTERIAL MEETING OF THE ASIA PACIFIC ECONOMIC COOPERATION (APEC) IN SEOUL, MR CHAU SAID SOME 80 PER CENT OF HONG KONG'S TOTAL MERCHANDISE TRADE, AMOUNTING TO ABOUT US$ 130 BILLION, IS WITH OTHER ECONOMIES THE REGION.
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"AROUND 80 PER CENT OF OUR INWARD INDUSTRIAL INVESTMENT COMES FROM WITHIN THE REGION. THE MAJOR RECIPIENTS OF OUR OUTWARD INVESTMENT ARE ALSO WITHIN THIS REGION, HE SAID.
JAPAN'S PROPOSAL то
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MR CHAU SAID HONG KONG APPRECIATES UNDERTAKE A SURVEY OF ECONOMIC LINKAGES AMONG APEC ECONOMIES, LOOKS FORWARD TO PARTICIPATING IN THE SURVEY.
HE NOTED THAT THE ASIA PACIFIC IS THE FASTEST GROWING AND MOST DYNAMIC REGION IN THE WORLD.
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