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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1985

AS PART OF THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT'S ON-GOING EFFORTS TO HIGHLIGHT THE TERRITORY'S POTENTIAL TO BRITISH BUSINESSMEN, THE +HONG KONG INTO THE FUTURE+ EXHIBITION HAS BEEN STAGED IN SEVERAL VENUES IN THE UK THIS YEAR.

IT WAS SHOWN IN SIX VENUES IN LONDON, AT EDINBURGH AIRPORT IN SCOTLAND, AT NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE AIRPORT AND AT MANCHESTER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, WHERE A PARALLEL EXHIBITION IS CURRENTLY ON SHOW TO COINCIDE WITH THE LAUNCHING OF FLIGHTS BETWEEN MANCHESTER AND HONG KONG.

GOVERNOR TO OPEN POLLUTION CONFERENCE

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A MAJOR INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION THE CONFERENCE ON POLLUTION IN THE METROPOLITAN AND URBAN ENVIRONMENT (POLMET 85) - WILL BE HELD IN HONG KONG EARLY NEXT MONTH.

THE GOVERNOR, SIR EDWARD YOUDE, WILL OPEN THE FOUR-DAY CONFERENCE AT THE REGENT HOTEL ON DECEMBER 2.

THE CONFERENCE, ORGANISED ON A SELF-FINANCING BASIS, IS SPONSORED BY THE ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND THE HONG KONG INSTITUTION OF ENGINEERS AND ASSOCIATED WITH THE UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME AND IMPERIAL COLLEGE, LONDON. MORE THAN 300 DELEGATES FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD ARE EXPECTED WITH 40 EXPERTS OF INTERNATIONAL STANDING DUE TO DELIVER PAPERS.

THE CHAIRMAN OF THE CONFERENCE STEERING COMMITTEE, MR W.M. SULKE, WILL HOLD A PRESS CONFERENCE AT 3 PM ON WEDNESDAY (NOVEMBER 13) IN THE GIS PRESS CONFERENCE ROOM, FIFTH FLOOR, BEACONSFIELD HOUSE, CENTRAL, TO GIVE DETAILS OF THE CONFERENCE.

YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE PRESS CONFERENCE.

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