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TUESDAY, JU

GREEN LIGHT FOR HK PRESENCE AT EXPO '86

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MORE THAN 100 DESIGNERS FROM AROUND THE WORLD WERE ! PUT FORWARD IDEAS FOR THE HONG KONG PAVILION AT EXPO '86 IN VANCOUVER NEXT YEAR.

IN ALL 41 OF THEM MET THE TIGHT DEADLINE AND THE ORGAN. DOMMITTEE HAVE NOW SHORTLISTED THREE DESIGNERS WHO HAVE BET. 70 SUBMIT DETAILED PRESENTATIONS.

BY THE MIDDLE OF NEXT MONTH THE COMMITTEE WILL MAKE SELECTION AND A MAJOR PUBLICITY DRIVE WILL BE LAUNCHED TO # THE QUALITY OF EXHIBIT IS THE HIGHEST POSSIBLE.

THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL TODAY (TUESDAY) FORMALLY APPROVED KONG'S PARTICIPATION IN THE PRESTIGIOUS INTERNATIONAL EVENT THE CANADIAN ORGANISERS HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED.

THE SECRETARY FOR ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES AND INFORMATI MR ADOLF HSU, SAID AFTER THE MEETING: +WE WILL DEFINITELY VANCOUVER IN MAY.+

THE EXPO ORGANISERS HAVE RESERVED A PRIME SITE FOR HOM. IN THE EXPOSITION GROUNDS BORDERING FALSE CREEK, LOCATED ALI VANCOUVER'S CHINATOWN WHOSE COMMUNITY RETAIN STRONG CULTURAL FAMILY LINKS WITH HONG KONG.

HSU SAID THAT CONFIRMATION OF HONG KONG'S PARTICIP I EXPO '86, WHICH RUNS FROM MAY 2 TO OCTOBER 13, WOULD BE IN HONG KONG AND IN VANCOUVER, WHERE A COMMITTEE FROM THE CHINESE COMMUNITY IS ALREADY BUSY ORGANISING DRAGON BOAT RACES FALSE CREEK ITSELF. THESE RACES PROMISE TO BECOME ONE OF L. MANY ATTRACTIONS.

MR HSU SAID THAT HONG KONG'S MAJOR BUSINESS ORGANISATIONS D ALREADY INDICATED THE IR SUPPORT FOR A HONG KONG PRESENCE AT 2.0, AS A VISIBLE EXPRESSION OF CONFIDENCE IN BOTH ITS PAST ACHIEVEMENT AND FUTURE POTENTIAL.+

THIS WAS APPARENT IN THE COMPOSITION OF THE COMMITTEE WHICH HE CHAIRS TO CO-ORDINATE HONG KONG'S PARTICIPATION. IN ADDITION TO THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT'S REPRESENTATIVES, THE CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE INCLUDED REPRESENTATIVES OF THE HONG KONG TRADE DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL, HONG KONG TOURIST ASSOCIATION, CABLE AND WIRELESS, THE HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION, SWIRE PACIFIC LTD AND SING TAO NEWSPAPERS LTD.

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COLLECTIVELY THESE PARTNERS IN THE PROJECT HAVE CONTRITTED A FUND OF $10.5 MILLION, WHICH WILL ENABLE THE COMMITTEE TO RE THE PAVILION STRUCTURE AND MOUNT ITS EXHIBITION,

HOWEVER. MR HSU POINTED OUT THAT THERE WAS STILL SCOPE FOR OTHER SPONSORS TO JOIN IN AND ADD THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE

VENTURE.

/+THE MOR