THURSDAY, AUGUST 18, 1994
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BIGGEST U.S. PROMOTION DISPLAYS DYNAMIC HONG KONG
AN EXHIBITION
HIGHLIGHTING HONG KONG'S DYNAMIC LIFESTYLE AND RICH HERITAGE OPENED IN NEW YORK TODAY (THURSDAY) TO LAUNCH HONG KONG- USA '94 - THE BIGGEST PROMOTION THE TERRITORY HAS YET STAGED IN THE UNITED STATES.
IT WILL CULMINATE IN A WEEK OF SPECIAL EVENTS INCLUDING BUSINESS CONFERENCES, GALA DINNERS, AN ARCHITECTURE EXHIBITION, AND FILM FESTIVALS IN NEW YORK, CHICAGO AND ATLANTA FROM OCTOBER 17 TO 21.
THE DIRECTOR OF THE HONG KONG ECONOMIC AND TRADE OFFICE (HKETO) IN NEW YORK, MR ALEX FONG, TOLD A NEWS CONFERENCE HELD IN THE CITY'S HISTORIC SOUTH STREET SEAPORT THAT THE CHIEF SECRETARY, MRS ANSON CHAN, WILL LEAD A TOP-LEVEL BUSINESS DELEGATION TO THE U.S. IN OCTOBER FOR THE CROWNING WEEK OF THE PROMOTION.
ORGANISED AS A JOINT SECTORS ΤΟ ENHANCE AS WELL AS BY THE HONG KONG-USA
STATES,
"THE HONG KONG-USA PROJECT HAS BEEN VENTURE BETWEEN THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN HONG KONG AND THE UNITED DRAW ATTENTION TO THE STRATEGIC ROLE PLAYED. PARTNERSHIP IN THE BOOMING ECONOMIES OF ASIA, IN PARTICULAR CHINA, AND IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE PACIFIC BASIN, HE SAID.
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MR FONG SAID IT WAS A GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE U.S. BUSINESS COMMUNITY ΤΟ LEARN MORE ABOUT HONG KONG
AS MORE THAN 29,000 AMERICANS AND 1,000 FIRMS ALREADY IN THE TERRITORY WERE DISCOVERING AT FIRST HAND.
THE PROMOTION IS PRESENTED BY THE HKETO, THE HONG KONG TRADE DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL AND THE HONG KONG TOURIST ASSOCIATION.
IN EACH OF THE THREE CITIES MRS CHAN WILL DELIVER A KEYNOTE LUNCHEON ADDRESS TO THOSE ATTENDING BUSINESS SEMINARS UNDER THE THEME "HONG KONG BUSINESS PARTNER FOR THE PACIFIC CENTURY".
SOME OF HONG KONG'S BEST KNOWN BUSINESS LEADERS WILL SPEAK AT THE SEMINARS. THEY INCLUDE THE CHAIRMAN OF ORIENT OVERSEAS (INTERNATIONAL) LTD, MR TUNG CHEE-HWA; INCHCAPE PACIFIC CHAIRMAN, MR PAUL CHENG; THE CHAIRMAN OF HANG LUNG DEVELOPMENT CO, LTD, MR RONNIE CHAN; THE CHAIRMAN AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF EXXON ENERGY LTD, MR MICHAEL CLANCY; THE CHAIRMAN OF THE HONG KONG TRADE DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL, DR VICTOR FUNG; THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF HONGKONG TELECOMMUNICATIONS LTD, MR LINUS CHEUNG; AND PACIFIC CENTURY GROUP'S CHAIRMAN AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE, MR RICHARD L1.
WILL FOCUS
ON
SPECIALISED WORKSHOPS
HONG KONG'S TELECOMMUNICATIONS BOOM, THE NEW AIRPORT INFRASTRUCTURE, HONG KONG'S CAPITAL MARKETS AND TIPS FOR ENTERING CHINA'S CONSUMER MARKET.
THE MANAGING DIRECTOR AND CO-HEAD OF GLOBAL PROJECT FINANCE AND LEASING AT MORGAN STANLEY, MR CHRISTOPHER BEALE; THE SENIOR VICE- PRESIDENT AND MANAGER OF INFRASTRUCTURE RESOURCES AT BECHTEL CIVIL CO, MR CHARLES SPINK; AND THE COCA-COLA CO'S SENIOR VICE-PRESIDENT AND PACIFIC GROUP PRESIDENT, MR DOUGLAS DAFT, ARE AMONG THE U.S. SPEAKERS AT THE WORKSHOPS.
/THE CHICAGO