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Mr Yu was previously Secretary and Member of the Bar Council. He is currently an honorary lecturer in the Department of Professional Legal Education of the Faculty of Law of the University of Hong Kong.
Mr Peter Garland, aged 40, was called to the English Bar in 1978 and admitted to the Hong Kong Bar in 1982. He has since been in practice in Hong Kong. His practice is largely in the intellectual property field, with patents, copyright, trade marks and passing off forming the bulk of his work.
End/Thursday, April 13, 1995
Promotion of services study completed
A major consultancy study which was completed today (Thursday) suggests Hong Kong's thriving services would benefit from additional, concerted promotional efforts led by the Government.
In the over 100 page report prepared by KPMG Management Consulting Limited, the consultant finds a strong case for pursuing a cross-sectoral approach to emphasise Hong Kong's unique position as an international class, multi-faceted service centre serving the Asia Pacific Region.
The commissioning of the study by the Government in December last year reflects the growing importance of Hong Kong's services industry, and the Government's recognition that a more vigorous approach towards overseas promotion of trade in services is called for.
Up to now, the Government's role in promoting trade in services has been rather modest. The Government has mainly confined its role to the promotion of trade in goods, through the good work of the Trade Development Council.
The consultant has identified three main service sector groupings: trade and transport services; financial and business services; and media, advertising, marketing and communications services, as forming a sound framework for the cross-sectoral promotion effort.
The consultant has also concluded that the most cost-effective organisational option for undertaking further promotion of Hong Kong services overseas would be to extend the remit of the Trade Development Council to cover promotion of Hong Kong services.