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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1992
SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC SERVICES TO VISIT CANADA
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THE SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC SERVICES, MRS ANSON CHAN, WILL DEPART FOR CANADA TOMORROW (SUNDAY) TO ATTEND THE 29TH ASSEMBLY MEETING OF THE INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION ORGANISATION (ICAO) TO HELD IN MONTREAL FROM SEPTEMBER 22 TO OCTOBER 8,
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SHE WILL BE JOINED BY THE DIRECTOR OF CIVIL AVIATION, MR PETER LOK, AND OTHER OFFICIALS FROM THE CIVIL AVIATION DEPARTMENT.
ICAO IS AN AGENCY OF THE UNITED NATIONS SPECIALISING IN INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION MATTERS. THE ICAO ASSEMBLY ON WHICH ALL MEMBERS (ABOUT 160) ARE REPRESENTED MEETS ONCE EVERY THREE YEARS TO REVIEW PROGRESS IN CIVIL AVIATION AND SET THE OVERALL POLICY FOR THE ORGANISATION.
THE GATHERING WILL PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE HONG KONG DELEGATES TO EXCHANGE VIEWS WITH EXPERTS FROM OTHER COUNTRIES ON MATTERS SUCH AS FUTURE AIR NAVIGATION SYSTEM AND AVIATION SECURITY, TO NAME BUT A FEW OF THE ISSUES TO BE COVERED BY MEETINGS HELD WITHIN THIS SESSION.
MRS CHAN WILL PROCEED TO TORONTO IN THE AFTERNOON OF SEPTEMBER 25 TO TAKE PART IN THE FESTIVAL HONG KONG '92.
SHE WILL OFFICIATE AT THE LANTERN FESTIVAL AT THE SCARBOROUGH CIVIC CENTRE ON SEPTEMBER 29.
SHE WILL ALSO ATTEND AND ADDRESS A SEMINAR ORGANISED BY THE HONG KONG TRADE DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL ON OCTOBER 1. HER THEME WILL BE "OPPORTUNITIES FOR INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENTS IN HONG KONG",
DURING THE VISIT, SHE WILL CALL ON THE HONG KONG ECONOMIC AND TRADE OFFICE IN TORONTO AND ATTEND A LUNCH HOSTED BY THE DIRECTOR (TORONTO), MR STEPHEN LAM,
AT THE LUNCH, TO BE ATTENDED BY BUSINESSMEN AND BANKERS, SHR WILL GIVE AN UPDATE ON THE ECONOMIC AND POLICY DEVELOPMENTS IN HONG KONG.
MRS CHAN WILL RETURN TO HONG KONG ON OCTOBER 3.
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