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THURSDAY, JUNE 18, 1981

THE FINAL REVIEW MEETINGS WILL PROVIDE FOR A LIVELY FORUM OF QUESTIONING AND DISCUSSION BETWEEN THE VISITORS AND HONG KONG PARTICIPANTS IN A CONCLUDING EXAMINATION OF EDUCATION POLICIES. TO ADD FURTHER OBJECTIVITY AND BREADTH TO THIS FINAL ASSESSMENT OVERSEAS REPRESENTATIVES SPECIALISING IN DIFFERENT ASPECTS OF EDUCATION WILL ALSO BE INVITED TO TAKE PART IN THE DISCUSSION. THESE REPRESENTATIVES WILL BE DRAWN FROM SEVERAL DIFFERENT COUNTRIES.

THE FINAL REPORT OF THE VISITORS IS EXPECTED TO BE SENT TO THE GOVERNMENT IN MID-1982.

DELEGATES COMING TO DISCUSS TEXTILE MATTERS ******

DELEGATES FROM 19 DEVELOPING EXPORTING COUNTRIES WILL ARRIVE THIS WEEKEND TO ATTEND A ONE-WEEK MEETING, WHICH BEGINS ON MONDAY (JUNE 22), TO DISCUSS NEGOTIATIONS ON THE RENEWAL OF THE MULTI- FIBRE ARRANGEMENT (MFA).

HOSTED BY HONG KONG AND ORGANISED BY THE INFORMAL GROUP OF DEVELOPING COUNTRIES IN THE GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TARIFFS AND TRADE (GATT), THE CONFERENCE WILL BE CHAIRED BY AMBASSADOR FELIPE JARAMILLO OF COLOMBIA,

THE OPENING ADDRESS TO THE 70 DELEGATES AT THE HARBOUR VIEW HOLIDAY INN HOTEL WILL BE GIVEN BY THE DIRECTOR OF TRADE INDUSTRY AND CUSTOMS, MR BILL DORWARD.

THE HONG KONG DELEGATION WILL BE LED BY THE COMMISSIONER OF TRADE, MR PETER TSAO, MR T.H. CHAU, COUNSELLOR (HK AFFAIRS) IN GENEVA WILL ALSO ATTEND THE MEETING.

THIS IS THE THIRD OF A SERIES OF MEETINGS BEING HELD BY THE DEVELOPING EXPORTING COUNTRIES TO CO-ORDINATE THE IR APPROACH TO THE RENEWAL OF THE MFA, DUE TO EXPIRE AT THE END OF THIS YEAR. THE PREVIOUS ONES WERE HELD IN BOGOTA LAST NOVEMBER AND DJAKARTA

IN APRIL.

DELEGATES FOR NEXT WEEK'S MEETING ARE COMING FROM ARGENTINA, BRAZIL, CHINA, COLOMBIA, EGYPT, INDIA, INDONESIA, KOREA, MAÇÃO, MALAYSIA, MEXICO, PAKISTAN, PERU, PHILIPPINES, ROMANIA, SINGAPORE, SRI LANKA, THAILAND AND URUGUAY.

NOTE TO EDITORS

THE MEETING AT ACADEMY ROOMS, FIRST FLOOR, HARBOUR VIEW HOLIDAY INN HOTEL, TSIM SHA TSUI, KOWLOON, WILL BE OPEN TO THE PRESS ON MONDAY, JUNE 22 FOR THE OPENING ADDRESS AT 10.00 AM BY THE DIRECTOR OF TRADE INDUSTRY AND CUSTOMS, MR BILL DORWARD.

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