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THURSDAY, JUNE 26, 1986

THE SPOKESMAN SAID THE FORTHCOMING NORTH AMERICA MISSION WAS PLANNED TO BRING HOME HONG KONG'S MESSAGE TO VARIOUS CITIES IN NORTH AMERICA WITH STRONG BUSINESS, TRADING AND CULTURAL TIES WITH THE TERRITORY AND TO REACH AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE WITH EITHER AN INTEREST, OR A POTENTIAL INTEREST, IN HONG KONG AND ITS WELL-BEING.

+ THE CPA INAUGURAL, THE OPENING OF OUR SAN FRANCISCO OFFICE AND HONG KONG DAY AT EXPO HAVE ALL FALLEN TOGETHER TO ENABLE THE GOVERNOR TO DO THIS, THE SPOKESMAN ADDED.

THE SPOKESMAN NOTED THAT THE GOVERNOR'S ARRIVAL IN SAN FRANCISCO, THE GATEWAY CITY TO THE WEST COAST OF THE UNITED STATES, COINCIDES WITH THE START OF A +HONG KONG WEEK+ THERE. TO MARK THE ARRIVAL OF THE OFFICIAL PARTY THE GOVERNOR WILL RECEIVE THE KEY TO SAN FRANCISCO CITY FROM ITS MAYOR, DIANNE FEINSTEIN, DURING A WELCOMING CEREMONY.

THE FOLLOWING DAY WILL SEE SIR EDWARD PARTICIPATING IN THE +HONG KONG WEEK+ CELEBRATIONS. HE WILL FIRST TOUR AN EXHIBITION OF HONG KONG PRODUCTS AT ONE OF THE CITY'S LARGEST AND MOST FAMOUS DEPARTMENT STORES, THE 1. MAGNIN STORE. FROM THERE, HE WILL WALK ACROSS TO THE CITY'S UNION SQUARE TO DECLARE OPEN THE +HONG KONG

THE FESTIVAL+, MADE UP OF STALLS IN A HONG KONG VILLAGE SETTING. ROYAL HONG KONG POLICE FORCE BAND WILL PROVIDE MUSIC AT THIS EVENT.

THEN IT WILL BE LUNCH AND A FASHION SHOW BACK AT THE 1. MAGNIN STORE BEFORE SIR EDWARD LEAVES TO SPEND SATURDAY AND SUNDAY AT THE BOHEMIAN GROVE ENCAMPMENT, AN EXCLUSIVE WEEKEND RETREAT FOR SENIOR MEMBERS OF THE U.S. ADMINISTRATION, CHIEF EXECUTIVES FROM BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY, AND SENIOR OVERSEAS OFFICIALS.

SIR EDWARD WILL GIVE HIS FIRST MAJOR SPEECH OF THE TOUR ON MONDAY, JULY 14, WITH AN ADDRESS TO ABOUT 600 OF THE CITY AND STATE'S POLITICIANS, BUSINESSMEN AND COMMUNITY LEADERS AT A LUNCH JOINTLY HOSTED BY THE WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND THE HONG KONG BAY AREA ASSOCIATION.

THE FOLLOWING MORNING SIR EDWARD IS DUE TO ATTEND A WORKING BREAKFAST WITH MEMBERS OF THE BAY AREA INTERNATIONAL FORUM, AN INFLUENTIAL GROUP OF SAN FRANCISCO BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY LEADERS.

AFTERWARDS SIR EDWARD WILL OPEN THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT'S NEW ECONOMIC AFFAIRS OFFICE, IN DOWNTOWN SAN FRANCISCO. THE OFFICE, WHICH WILL BE HEADED BY MR BILLY LAM, HAS BEEN SET UP BY THE GOVERNMENT IN RECOGNITION OF THE IMPORTANCE OF THE AMERICAN MARKET TO HONG KONG AND WILL INCORPORATE THE EXISTING INDUSTRIAL INVESTMEN PROMOTION OFFICE.

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