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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 4, 1984
A RECENT SURVEY ON OVERSAAS COMPANIES WITH INVESTMENTS IN HONG KONG'S INDUSTRY FOUND THAT LOCAL SALES FORM THE LARGEST SINGLE SECTOR BY VALUE OF TOTAL SALES OF THESE COMPANIES AND ACCOUNT FOR ONE-THIRD OF THIS TOTAL AND EVEN EXCEED THOSE TO OUR LARGEST EXPORT MARKET THE USA.
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+WE CANNOT THEREFORE IGNORE THE IMPORTANCE OF THE DOMESTIC MARKET AS A FACTOR IN ATTRACTING AN OVERSEAS INDUSTRY TO HONG KONG,+ HE CONCLUDED.
SIR PETER BLAKER ARRIVES
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SIR PETER BLAKER, CHAIRMAN OF THE BRITISH HONG KONG PARLIAMENTARY GROUP, ARRIVED IN HONG KONG THIS (WEDNESDAY) EVENING FOR AN 11-DAY VISIT.
MR BLAKER WAS MET AT THE AIRPORT BY PRINCIPAL ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR HOME AFFAIRS, DR PATRICK HASE.
DURING HIS STAY, SIR PETER WILL HAVE TALKS WITH THE GOVERNOR, SIR EDWARD YOUDE, AND SENIOR GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS AS WELL AS UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE AND LEGISLATIVE COUNCILS. HE WILL ALSO MEET URBAN COUNCIL AND DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS AS WELL AS STUDENT REPRESENTATIVES.
HIS PROGRAMME WILL ALSO INCLUDE VISITS TO NEW TOWNS, COMMUNITY AND WELFARE FACILITIES, SCHOOLS, FACTORIES, A JUNIOR POLICE CALL CLUBHOUSE, THE BORDER AND VIETNAMESE REFUGEE CAMPS.
HE WILL GIVE A PRESS CONFERENCE ON JANUARY 14 BEFORE LEAVING HONG KONG THE SAME EVENING.
GOVERNOR PAYS TRIBUTE TO LATE DICK HUGHES
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THE GOVERNOR, SIR EDWARD YOUDE, TODAY PAID THE FOLLOWING TRIBUTE TO THE LATE MR RICHARD HUGHES.
+1 WAS DEEPLY SADDENED TO HEAR OF THE DEATH OF DICK HUGHES. HIS DEATH IS A GREAT LOSS, NOT ONLY TO THE PROFESSION WHICH HE SERVED SO ILLUSTRIOUSLY FOR HALF A CENTURY, BUT TO ALL OF US IN THE COMMUNITY.
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FOR 40 YEARS, DICK HUGHES WAS A FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT, AND DURING THAT TIME BECAME AN INSTITUTION IN HIMSELF. THIS IS TRIBUTE TO BOTH HIS PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL INTEGRITY WHICH HE BLENDED WITH A UNIQUE BRAND OF HUMOUR AND A VAST STORE OF KNOWLEDGE.
HE WAS PROUD TO CALL HIMSELF A HONG KONG BELONGER. WE SHALL MISS HIM DEEPLY.
OUR CONDOLENCES GO TO HIS FAMILY.+
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