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MONDAY, AUGUST 23, 1982

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JAPANESE MISSION VISITS HK

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A TEN-MEMBER JAPANESE MISSION FROM THE SHIZUOKA PREFECTURE IS GAINING AN OVERALL VIEW OF THE INDUSTRIAL INVESTMENT ENVIRONMENT IN HONG KONG DURING A THREE-DAY VISIT.

THE STUDY GROUP, CO-SPONSORED BY JAPAN EXTERNAL TRADE ORGANISATION (JETRO) ́IN SHIZUOKA, IS MADE UP OF REPRESENTATIVES FROM GOVERNMENT AND TRADE ORGANISATIONS IN THE SHIZUOKA PREFECTURE.

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THE ORGANISATIONS INCLUDE THE GOVERNMENT'S LIFE AND ENVIRONMENT DEPARTMENT, PERSONNEL AFFAIRS COMMISSION, THE SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISE SECTION OF THE TRADE AND INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT, SHIZUOKA SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISE PROMOTION AGENCY, THE LOCAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY, CONSULTANT COMPANIES AND PRIVATE ENTERPRISES,

THE INDUSTRIALISED CITIES OF HAMAMATSU, SHIMIZU, SHIZUOKA AND FUJI ARE IN THE SHIZUOKA PREFECTURE, WHICH IS INTERESTED IN INDUSTRIAL INVESTMENT OVERSEAS.

THE DELEGATES, LED BY MR T. SUGIYAMA, A PROFESSIONAL CONSULTANT FOR MEDIUM ENTERPRISES, THIS MORNING (MONDAY) ATTENDED A BRIEF ING SESSION JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE JETRO OFFICE IN HONG KONG AND THE INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT.

MR YOSHIAKI KUWAMURA, DIRECTOR GENERAL OF THE LOCAL JETRO OFFICE, BRIEFED THE DELEGATES ON THE GENERAL ECONOMIC SITUATION IN HONG KONG AND THE POTENTIAL IT OFFERED AS A MANUFACTURING BASE FOR JAPANESE INVESTORS.

THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF INDUSTRY MR PAUL WONG AND THE DEPARTMENT'S PRINCIPAL CONSULTANT, MR C.L. CHU BRIEFED THE DELEGATES ON THE INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT IN HONG KONG.

IN THE AFTERNOON, THE MISSION VISITED CENTRAL TEXTILES (HK) LTD AND SUNPAK (HK) LTD IN SHA TSUI ROAD, TSUEN WAN.

CENTRAL TEXTILES, A LOCALLY OWNED COMPANY SET UP IN 1950, IS ONE OF THE OLDEST WEAVING AND SPINNING FACTORIES IN HONG KONG. ITS PRODUCTS ARE SOLD LOCALLY AND IN EUROPE.

ESTABLISHED IN 1979 BY JAPANESE INTEREST, SUNPAK (HK) LTD PRODUCES ELECTRONIC FLASH UNITS FOR EXPORT TO THE UNITED STATES, EUROPE, AUSTRALIA AND THE MIDDLE EAST.

THE MISSION WILL RETURN TO JAPAN TOMORROW.

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