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SUNDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1979

JAPANESE MISSION ARRIVES

TO EXPLORE INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES

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A JAPANESE INDUSTRIAL INVESTMENT STUDY MISSION, COMPRISING REPRESENTATIVES OF 23 MEDIUM-SIZED JAPANESE COMPANIES, ARRIVED IN HONG KONG TODAY (SUNDAY).

MEMBERS OF THE MISSION WILL BEGIN A BUSY TWO-DAY PROGRAMME TOMORROW, FOLLOWING A RECEPTION TONIGHT TO BE HOSTED BY MR. T.K. ANN, CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMUNICATIONS WORKING COMMITTEE OF THE HONG KONG/JAPAN BUSINESS CO-OPERATION COMMITTEE,

THE PROGRAMME BEGINS AT THE TRADE INDUSTRY AND CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT WHERE AFTER A WELCOME BY THE DIRECTOR, MR. WILLIAM DORWARD, THE PARTY WILL BE BRIEFED BY OFFICERS OF THE DEPARTMENT AND THE TRADE DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL.

IT ALSO INCLUDES A VISIT TO THE KWAI CHUNG CONTAINER TERMINAL AND A TOUR OF TWO FACTORIES, THE WING KAI ELECTRONICS LTD AT TUEN MUN, WHICH PRODUCES LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAYS AND SEMI-CONDUCTOR DEVICES AND A JAPANESE COMPANY SUCCESSFULLY ESTABLISHED IN HONG KONG - ASAHI OPTICAL (INTERNATIONAL) LTD AT KWAI CHUNG, WHICH PRODUCES CAMERAS AND ELECTRONIC FLASH UNITS.

IN THE EVENING, MEMBERS OF THE MISSION WILL ATTEND A DINNER, TO BE HOSTED BY SIR S.Y. CHUNG, CHAIRMAN OF THE INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT WORKING COMMITTEE OF THE HONG KONG/JAPAN BUSINESS CO-OPERATION COMMITTEE.

THE ITINERARY ON TUESDAY STARTS WITH A BRIEFING BY MR. VICTOR MILLER, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF THE HONG KONG INDUSTRIAL ESTATES CORPORATION, AND BY MR. J.R. TODD, DEPUTY SECRETARY OF THE NEW TERRITORIES, FOLLOWED BY VISITS TO SHA TIN AND TAI PO IN THE MORNING.

THE PARTY WILL VIEW ANOTHER FACTORY IN THE AFTERNOON, THE MICRO ELECTRONICS LTD AT KWAI CHUNG, WHICH PRODUCES TRANSISTORS AND CONSUMER ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS.

IN THE EVENING, TOGETHER WITH LOCAL BUSINESSMEN INTERESTED IN JOINT VENTURES IN JAPAN, THEY WILL ATTEND A RECEPTION TO BE HOSTED BY THE JAPANESE CONSUL GENERAL.

THE INTERESTS OF THE COMPANIES REPRESENTED IN THE MISSION COVER CHEMICALS, PRECISION MACHINERY, ELECTRONICS, MEDICAL EQUIPMENT, LEISURE GOODS AND CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS.

/THEIR VISIT,