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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1994
ASSET SORT OF
HAS THE GOVERNMENT FINISHED THE LIST OF GOVERNMENT PROPERTY
HANDED IT OVER TO THE CHINESE SIDE. DIFFICULTIES?
AND
I
WHAT IF NOT WHY,
HAS BEEN THANK YOU VERY
WORK KNOW THAT HAVE AN UPDATE ON THAT. I DON'T PROCEEDING. AS FAR AS I KNOW, IT'S NOT BEEN FINISHED.
FS:
MUCH.
MUCH SCOPE FOR HK TO DEVELOP VIETNAM TRADE TIES
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THE SECRETARY FOR TRADE AND INDUSTRY, MR CHAU TAK-HAY, SAID TONIGHT THERE WAS MUCH SCOPE FOR HONG KONG TO FURTHER DEVELOP ITS TRADE AND ECONOMIC TIES WITH VIETNAM,
AN
HE MADE THE COMMENTS ON HIS RETURN TO HONG KONG AFTER LEADING VISIT ALL-GOVERNMENT ECONOMIC AND TRADE DELEGATION ON A WEEK-LONG TO HANOI AND HO CHI MINH CITY THE FIRST OF ITS KIND ORGANISED BY THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT.
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MR CHAU DESCRIBED THE VISIT AS VERY SUCCESSFUL.
"VIETNAM IS AT A STAGE IN ITS TRANSFORMATION INTO A MARKET ECONOMY WHERE NOT JUST INVESTMENTS, BUT ALSO EXPERTISE FROM HONG KONG, IN MANY AREAS, COULD PLAY AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN HELPING THIS DEVELOPMENT.
MINH
"WITH OUR CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE KEY CITIES OF HANOI AND HO CHI CITY COUPLED WITH OUR HIGHLY DEVELOPED PORT AND AIRPORT
FINANCIAL FACILITIES,
SERVICES SECTOR AND SKILLS IN TRADING, INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT, HONG KONG IS IDEALLY PLACED TO BECOME THE GATEWAY FOR VIETNAM, MR CHAU SAID.
SAID HE
THERE WAS A
IP
THE
GENUINE DESIRE ON THE PART OF VIETNAMESE OFFICIALS HE HAD MET TO STRENGTHEN AND DEEPEN RELATIONS WITH HONG KONG.
AT
IN MEETINGS TRADING
BOTH CITIES, THEY HAD SPOKEN OF THE LONG- STANDING
A RELATIONS WITH HONG KONG AND HAD EXPRESSED
KEEN INTEREST IN ATTRACTING FURTHER INVESTMENT FROM HONG KONG.
MR CHAU SAID BOTH SIDES AGREED THERE WERE MUTUAL BENEFITS TO BE GAINED FROM DEVELOPING CLOSER RELATIONS.
THIS COULD BE ACHIEVED THROUGH A VARIETY OF WAYS INCLUDING INCREASING THE NUMBER OF VISITS, IN BOTH DIRECTIONS, OF OFFICIALS FROM THE HONG KONG AND VIETNAMESE GOVERNMENTS.
CHAU MR
SAID HE WAS PREPARED TO HELP FACILITATE VISITS SO VIETNAMESE OFFICIALS COULD SEE HOW THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT ARRIVED AT DECISIONS RELATING TO A RANGE OF ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES.
/HOWEVER, HE