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MONDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1977

DIRECTOR OF TRADE, INDUSTRY AND CUSTOMS RETURNS ******

MR. DAVID JORDAN, THE DIRECTOR OF TRADE, INDUSTRY AND CUSTOMS, RETURNED TO HONG KONG YESTERDAY (SUNDAY).

MR. JORDAN HAS SPENT NEARLY SIX WEEKS IN BRUSSELS DURING THE HONG KONG/EEC TEXTILES NEGOTIATIONS IN HIS CAPACITY AS CHAIRMAN OF THE TEXTILES ADVISORY BOARD AS WELL AS DIRECTOR OF TRADE, INDUSTRY AND CUSTOMS.

FROM BRUSSELS MR. JORDAN WENT TO GENEVA TO ATTEND THE OPENING SESSION OF THE MEETING OF THE TEXTILES COMMITTEE OF THE GATT. AT THE RESUMED MEETING THIS WEEK, MR. PETER TSAO, COUNSELLOR FOR HONG KONG AFFAIRS IN GENEVA, WIL REPRESENT HONG KONG.

MR. LAWRIE MILLS, DIRECTOR OF TRADE AND HONG KONG'S CHIEF NEGOTIATOR IN BRUSSELS, RECENTLY RETURNED TO HONG KONG WITH OTHER MEMBERS OF THE NEGOTIATING TEAM.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

MR. JORDAN AND MR. MILLS WILL HOLD A PRESS CONFERENCE ON THURSDAY (DECEMBER 15) IN THE G.I.S. THEATRE, 5TH FLOOR, BEACONSFIELD HOUSE. THE PRESS CONFERENCE WILL START AT 4.30 P.M.

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