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WEDNESDAY, JULY 21, 1982

DIRECTOR OF TRADE DESIGNATE LEAVES FOR EUROPE

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THE DIRECTOR OF TRADE DESIGNATE, MR LAWRENCE MILLS, WILL LEAVE HONG KONG ON FRIDAY (JULY 23), FOR A FURTHER SERIES OF TALKS IN EUROPE BEFORE PROCEEDING ON LEAVE.

+THE PURPOSE OF MY VISIT IS TO GET AN OVERALL VIEW OF THE SITUATION AS REGARDS SEVERAL MAJOR TRADE ISSUES OF IMPORTANCE TO HONG KONG JUST BEFORE THE SUMMER BREAK IN EUROPE,+ MR MILLS SAID.

HE WILL VISIT GENEVA, BRUSSELS, PARIS AND LONDON.

IN GENEVA, HE WILL HOLD TALKS WITH THE COUNSELLOR (HONG KONG AFFAIRS), MR T.H. CHAU, AND REPRESENTATIVES OF DEVELOPING COUNTRIES ON MATTERS OF MUTUAL INTEREST.

IN BRUSSELS, HE WILL MEET EEC TEXTILE NEGOTIATORS FOR A CALLOVER ON OUTSTANDING ISSUES IN THE HONG KONG/EEC TEXTILE NEGOTIATIONS SCHEDULED TO RESUME IN SEPTEMBER.

IN PARIS, MR MILLS WILL HOLD TALKS WITH FRENCH OFFICIALS ON THE RESTRICTIONS APPLIED TO IMPORTS ON QUARTZ WATCHES AND SOME OTHER PRODUCTS BY THE FRENCH AUTHORITIES AND IN LONDON, MR MILLS WILL BRIEF HONG KONG'S COMMISSIONER, SIR JACK CATER, ON THE CURRENT TRADE SITUATION AND HOLD INFORMAL TALKS WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF THE UK DEPARTMENT OF TRADE.

MR MILLS WILL PROCEED FROM VACATION LEAVE DIRECTLY TO BRUSSELS FOR THE RESUMED TEXTILES NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE EEC,

TENDERS SOUGHT FOR SHORT-TERM TENANCY

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THE LANDS DEPARTMENT IS INVITING TENDERS FOR A TENANCY OF A PIECE OF CROWN LAND IN YUEN LONG NEW TOWN.

THE LOT, OF ABOUT 4 774 SQUARE METRES, IS SITUATED AT YUEN LONG INDUSTRIAL AREA.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE LANDS DEPARTMENT SAID THAT THE SITE COULD BE USED FOR EITHER A CONCRETE BATCHING PLANT, INCLUDING THE MANUFACTURING OF CONCRETE PRODUCTS AND STORAGE AGGREGATE. OR A CONTAINER FREIGHT STATION, INCLUDING THE OPEN STORAGE OF CONTAINERS.

THE TENANCY WILL BE FOR AN INITIAL PERIOD OF ONE YEAR AND, THEREAFTER, QUARTERLY.

THE DEADLINE FOR ACCEPTANCE OF TENDERS IS NOON ON AUGUST 6.

TENDER FORMS, WITH NOTICES AND CONDITIONS, MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE DISTRICT LANDS OFFICE, YUEN LONG.