THURSDAY, APRIL 28, 1977
TALKS ON NEW US/HK TEXTILES AGREEMENT
TO TAKE PLACE IN WASHINGTON NEXT WEEK
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NEGOTIATIONS ON A UNITED STATES/HONG KONG TEXTILES AGREEMENT, TO REPLACE THE PRESENT ONE, ARE TO TAKE PLACE IN WASHINGTON NEXT WEEK, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY (THURSDAY).
THE EXISTING THREE-YEAR AGREEMENT EXPIRES ON SEPTEMBER 30 THIS YEAR. IT COVERS VIRTUALLY ALL OF HONG KONG'S COTTON, MAN-MADE FIBRE AND WOOL TEXTILES AND GARMENT EXPORTS TO THE UNITED STATES,
THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY, MR. PETER TSAO, WILL LEAD THE HONG KONG TEAM AT THE NEGOTIATIONS. THE TEAM COMPRISES FIVE COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT OFFICERS. IT WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY FOUR INDUSTRIAL ADVISERS, MR. FRANCIS TIEN, MR. JACK TANG, MR. FRANK LIN AND MR. STEPHEN LAU, WHO ARE ALSO MEMBERS OF THE TEXTILES ADVISORY BOARD.
REGIONAL ASIAN YOUTH MUSIC CAMP ******
SIX REPRESENTATIVES FROM HONG KONG WILL PARTICIPATE IN THE FIRST REGIONAL ASIAN YOUTH MUSIC CAMP TO BE HELD IN THE NATIONAL ARTS CENTRE OF THE PHILIPPINES FROM MAY 1 TO 16.
THE GROUP IS FINANCED BY THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT AND LED BY MR. JOHN CHENG, INSPECTOR OF MUSIC OF THE DEPARTMENT. THE OTHER MEMBERS ARE MR. LEE CHUNG-SING OF CHUNG CHI COLLEGE, THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG, MR. FRANCIS POON OF THE HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC, MR. LEE BO-LUEN AND MISS LEI VA I-MENG OF THE BAPTIST COLLEGE, AND MR. SHUM NGA I-HUNG OF LA
SALLE COLLEGE.
THE GROUP WILL LEAVE FOR THE PHILIPPINES ON SATURDAY.
OTHER PARTICIPATING COUNTRIES INCLUDE AUSTRALIA, INDONESIA, JAPAN, KOREA, MALAYSIA, NEW ZEALAND, THE PHILIPPINES, SINGAPORE AND THAILAND, THE CAMP WILL BE HOSTED FOR THE FIRST TIME BY THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES,
THE AIM OF THE CAMP IS TO RAISE THE STANDARDS OF MUSIC AND PROMOTE CULTURAL EXCHANGES AMONG ASIAN COUNTRIES.
AN 84-MEMBER ASIAN YOUTH ORCHESTRA AND ANOTHER 40-MEMBER SECOND ORCHESTRA WILL BE FORMED FROM THE YOUNG MUSICIANS OF THE PARTICIPATING COUNTRIES.
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