SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1992
HE ADDED THAT THE GOVERNMENT WAS ALSO
EXPANDING VOCATIONAL AND SKILLS TRAINING SO AS TO ENSURE A CONTINUOUS SUPPLY OF THE SKILLS NEEDED BY THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY, AND TO PROVIDE A SOUND BASIS UPON WHICH LOCAL INDUSTRY CAN CONTINUE THEIR EFFORTS IN ADOPTING HIGHER TECHNOLOGY.
IN TERMS OF PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE, MR CHAN REPORTED THAT HONG KONG HAS A COMPREHENSIVE STRATEGY FOR A MASSIVE EXPANSION OF ITS PORT, AIRPORT AND ASSOCIATED FACILITIES TO COPE WITH THE RAPIDLY GROWING DEMAND FOR THEIR SERVICES.
HE SAID: "LIKE MOST OTHER COMMUNITIES IN THE WORLD, HONG KONG IS BUILDING FOR ITSELF A STABLE AND PROSPEROUS FUTURE.
"IN DOING SO, WE OFFER OUR FRIENDS AND PARTNERS FROM ABROAD MANY EXCELLENT BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES.
"SO I WOULD ENCOURAGE ALL OF YOU TO GET ON THE BRIDGE ACROSS THE PACIFIC AND COME TO JOIN AND HELP US IN OUR IMPORTANT UNDERTAKING.
"WHEN YOU GET OFF THAT BRIDGE AT THE OTHER END, YOU WILL FIND YOURSELVES LOOKING NOT JUST AT LITTLE HONG KONG
ENOUGH EXCITING THOUGH IT MAY BE · BUT AT A MUCH BIGGER ASIA-PACIFIC REGION," MR CHAN ADDED.
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HK SEMINAR FOR CALGARY BUSINESSMEN
MORE THAN 150 MEMBERS OF THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY IN CALGARY TOOK PART IN A SEMINAR TO EXPLORE MUTUAL ECONOMIC BENEFITS FOR CALGARY AND HONG KONG BUSINESSES.
THE SEMINAR, JOINTLY ORGANISED BY CALGARY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, HONG KONG CANADA BUSINESS ASSOCIATION IN CALGARY AND THE HONG KONG TRADE DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL, WAS A BUSINESS ELEMENT OF THE FESTIVAL HONG KONG '92 BEING HELD IN CANADA.
PARTICIPANTS HAD INDEPTH DISCUSSIONS ON HONG KONG'S RELATIONS WITH CHINA, EXPORT TO THE TERRITORY, ECONOMIC RELATIONS BETWEEN HONG KONG AND THE PEARL RIVER DELTA AND FINANCING EXCHANGES.
IN HIS OPENING ADDRESS, MAYOR AL DUERR OF THE CITY OF CALGARY CALLED ON THE CALGARIANS TO LEARN FROM HONG KONG AND BE PREPARED ADAPT TO CHANGE.
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"HONG KONG IS PROBABLY THE BEST INTERNATIONAL EXAMPLE OF A SOCIETY OR BUSINESS COMMUNITY THAT IS ALIGNED TO THE 21ST CENTURY," THE MAYOR SAID.
SECRETARY FOR TRADE AND INDUSTRY, MR T H CHAU, TOLD THE GATHERING THAT THE TERRITORY WAS PLAYING A PIONEER ROLE IN PENETRATING THE FAST GROWING CONSUMER MARKET IN CHINA AND WAS USING ITS CONNECTIONS IN THE PEARL RIVER DELTA TO BUILD ON ITS LEAD.
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