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SUNDAY, MAY 25, 1986

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JAPAN TALKS TO FOCUS ON TRADE SIR EDWARD

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THE GOVERNOR SIR EDWARD YOUDE LEFT FOR JAPAN WITH HIGH LEVEL MEMBERS OF THE HONG KONG-JAPAN BUSINESS CO-OPERATION COMMITTEE TODAY (SUNDAY).

SPEAKING TO REPORTERS AT THE AIRPORT, SIR EDWARD SAID SINCE THE ECONOMIC SITUATION HAD BEEN CHANGING, HE WAS GOING TO JAPAN TO TALK WITH THE JAPANESE ABOUT HOW THEY SAW THINGS AND HOW WE COULD PROMOTE THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE TWO PLACES.

HE SAID TRADE MATTERS WERE VITALLY IMPORTANT FOR HONG KONG, AND JAPAN WAS A VERY IMPORTANT TRADING PARTNER OF OURS.

NOTING THAT HE WAS IN JAPAN ABOUT 18 MONTHS AGO, SIR EDWARD SAID HE WAS VERY MUCH LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS TRIP.

SIR EDWARD WAS SEEN OFF BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY, SIR DAVID AKERS-JONES, AND REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE TRADE DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL AND THE JAPANESE CONSULATE.

GOVERNOR RETURNING TUESDAY

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THE GOVERNOR SIR EDWARD YOUDE, WILL RETURN TO HONG KONG FROM JAPAN ON TUESDAY (MAY 27) BY FLIGHT CX 505, ETA 9.15 PM.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

A PHOTOGRAPHIC FACILITY HAS BEEN ARRANGED FOR MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES TO COVER THE GOVERNOR'S ARRIVAL. THOSE COVER ING THE EVENT SHOULD ASSEMBLE IN THE AIRPORT PRESS ROOM BY 8.25 PM.

GIS OFFICERS WILL BE ON HAND TO ASSIST.

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