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MONDAY, AUGUST 5, 1985

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SOCIAL SERVICES (1)

1

6.

MEDICAL (1)

7.

TEACHING (1)

8.

LEGAL (1)

3

1

9.

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ENGINEERING, ARCHITECTURAL

SURVEYING AND PLANNING (1)

SUB-TOTAL

7

TOTAL: 8

HK'S EXPO '86 CONFIRMATION A TIMELY DECISION

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THE DECISION LAST TUESDAY BY THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL CONFIRMING HONG KONG'S PARTICIPATION IN EXPO '86 WAS IMMEDIATELY CONVEYED TO THE EXPO ORGANISERS IN VANCOUVER WHO CALLED A PRESS CONFERENCE IN THE EARLY HOURS OF WEDNESDAY MORNING (HONG KONG TIME) TO ANNOUNCE IT, THE ACTING DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION SERVICES, MR PETER MOSS, SAID TODAY (MONDAY).

IT CAME NOT A MOMENT TOO SOON, BECAUSE THE MEDIA THERE HAD BEEN GROWING IMPATIENT FOR NEWS AS TO WHETHER OR NOT WE WERE TAKING PART, HE TOLD MEMBERS OF THE ROTARY CLUB OF VICTORIA AT THEIR LUNCHEON MEETING.

+THE SITE WHICH HAS BEEN RESERVED FOR US BY THE ORGANISERS IS VERY STRATEGICALLY LOCATED ALONGSIDE THE MAIN THOROUGHFARE OF THE EXPO GROUNDS, AND RIGHT BESIDE THE MONORAIL SYSTEM WHICH WILL BE A PRIME MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION, + MR MOSS SAID.

THIS CHOICE LOCATION WAS AGAIN INDICATIVE OF THE IMPORTANCE WHICH THE ORGANISERS ATTACHED TO HONG KONG'S PAVILION, HE ADDED.

THE EXPOSITION, WHICH WILL BE HELD BETWEEN MAY 2 AND OCTOBER 13, IS EXPECTED TO DRAW SOME 14 MILLION VISITORS. AMONG THE 30 PARTICIPATING NATIONS WERE BRITAIN, THE UNITED STATES, CHINA, THE SOVIET UNION, JAPAN, FRANCE, GERMANY AND AUSTRALIA.

+HONG KONG WILL BE ATTRACTING ITS FAIR SHARE OF ATTENTION AT EXPO '86 DESPITE THE SCOPE AND THE QUALITY OF ITS RIVAL ATTRACTIONS,+ MR MOSS SAID.

+WE KNOW THAT THE NAME HONG KONG IS FAMILIAR TO EVERYONE WHO WILL BE TOURING THE EXPO SITE.

+IT IS A NAME WHICH, WHEN THEY SEE IT ON THE SIGNBOARDS, WILL STRIKE AN INSTANT CHORD OF RECOGNITION, STIRRING EXOTIC ASSOCIATIONS WHICH MAY WELL, IN THEMSELVES, BE ENOUGH TO PULL IN THE CROWDS.

/+AND WE