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+ANY WORSENING OF THAT POSITION WOULD STRAIN CREDIBILITY IN FREQUENTLY REPEATED U.S. ADMINISTRATION CLAIMS THAT ITS ATTITUDE TO TRADING PARTNERS WILL BE CONDITIONED BY THEIR TREATMENT OF U.S. TRADE, HE SAID.

MR DORWARD ALSO POINTED TO THE WIDE RANGE OF AMERICAN INTERESTS IN HONG KONG, AS WELL AS THE STRONG LINKS BETWEEN THE TWO.

+OUR CONCERN IS THAT, IN THE HEAT OF SEEKING URGENT SOLUTIONS TO THESE PROBLEMS, THE U.S. SHOULD NOT TAKE SWEEPING

INEFFECTUAL AND INIMICAL MEASURES WHICH WOULD BE UNWARRANTED. TO THE INTERESTS OF VALUABLE TRADING PARTNERS LIKE HONG KONG- AND, MORE IMPORTANTLY, DAMAGING TO THE WHOLE FABRIC OF WORLD TRADE.+

HE SAID THAT IT MUST BE STRESSED THAT WHILE HIS REMARKS RELATED TO THE CONSEQUENCES OF THE BILL PASSING INTO LAW, THEY WOULD EQUALLY APPLY IF THE POLITICAL LEVERAGE WHICH CONGRESSIONAL SUPPORT FOR THE BILL OFFERED WERE TO BE TRANSLATED INTO ADMINISTRATION POLICY EVEN IN THE ABSENCE OF LEGISLATION.

MR DORWARD, WHO IS COMMISSIONER FOR HONG KONG COMMERCIAL AFFAIRS BASED IN NEW YORK, MET SENATORS BINGAMAN OF NEW MEXICO AND BOREN OF OKLAHOMA. HE ALSO HAD TALKS WITH AIDES TO SENATORS DANFORTH OF MISSOURI, HECHT OF NEVADA AND PUDMAN OF NEW HAMPSHIRE, AND WITH TWO STAFF MEMBERS OF THE POWERFUL HOUSE OF REPRÉSENTATIVES WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE.

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HE WAS ACCOMPANIED DURING HIS TALKS BY HONG KONG'S COUNSELLOR IN WASHINGTON, MR PETER LO, AND THE TDC'S LOBEYIST IN THE CAPITAL, MR VERRICK FRENCH,

JOINT HK-CHINA YOUTH EFFORT URGED

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THE SECRETARY FOR DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION, MR DONALD LIAO, TODAY (FRIDAY) STRESSED THE NEED FOR +BETTER MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING, CLOSER CO-OPERATION AND COMMUNICATION IN FURTHER DEVELOPING THE SYMBIOTIC RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN HONG KONG AND CHINA.+

MR LIAO WAS SPEAKING AT THE CLOSING CEREMONY OF A BUSINESS ORIENTATION PROGRAMME JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IN HONG KONG AND THE HONG KONG PEI HUA EDUCATION FOUNDATION. THE PROGRAMME WAS DESIGNED TO GIVE STUDENTS FROM CHINA AND HONG KONG A DETAILED PICTURE OF HOW THE HONG KONG BUSINESS WORLD OPERATES.

HONG KONG'S YOUNG PEOPLE, HE SAID, +SHOULD BE EQUIPPED WITH THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE HUMAN, ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND POLITICAL FACTORS PREVAILING IN HONG KONG, AS WELL AS IN CHINA, IN ORDER TO FULLY ASSESS THE POSITION WHICH HONG KONG IS MOVING INTO.+

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