WEDNESDAY, JULY 9, 1986
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GOVERNOR TO VISIT PEKING
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A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY) THAT THE GOVERNOR. SIR EDWARD YOUDE WILL VISIT PEKING OVER THE WEEKEND OF AUGUST 29 TO SEPTEMBER 2 AS A GUEST OF THE BRITISH AMBASSADOR, SIR RICHARD EVANS.
SIR EDWARD, WHO SERVED IN PEKING FOR MANY YEARS, HOPES ALSO TO VISIT CHENGDE.
GOVERNOR LEAVES FOR NORTH AMERICA TOMORROW
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THE GOVERNOR, SIR EDWARD YOUDE, ACCOMPANIED BY LADY YOUDE, WILL LEAVE TOMORROW (THURSDAY) MORNING FOR A 13-DAY OFFICIAL VISIT TO NORTH AMERICA TO FURTHER HONG KONG'S INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND ECONOMIC TIES.
SIR EDWARD'S VISIT WILL TAKE HIM TO SAN FRANCISCO, SEATTLE, VANCOUVER AND CHICAGO. HE WILL MAKE SPEECHES IN EACH CITY, AND WILL ALSO HAVE A SERIES OF MEETINGS WITH BUSINESSMEN AND INDUSTRIALISTS AS WELL AS GOVERNMENTAL OFFICIALS.
THE VISIT IS INTENDED TO DELIVER A POSITIVE MESSAGE ON HONG KONG'S FUTURE, AND ITS TRADING AND BUSINESS POTENTIAL FOR THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA. HE WILL ALSO STRESS THE THREAT THAT PROTECTIONISM POSES TO WORLD TRADE.
THE GOVERNOR WILL DELIVER HIS FIRST SPEECH IN SAN FRANCISCO ON MONDAY, JULY 14, AT A LUNCH JOINTLY HOSTED BY THE WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND THE HONG KONG BAY AREA ASSOCIATION. THE AUDIENCE OF 600 WILL INCLUDE CITY AND STATE POLITICIANS, BUSINESS PEOPLE AND COMMUNITY LEADERS.
THE NEXT DAY HE WILL OPEN THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT'S NEW ECONOMIC AFFAIRS OFFICE LOCATED IN CENTRAL SAN FRANCISCO. THIS OFFICE, HEADED BY MR BILLY LAM, HAS BEEN SET UP IN RECOGNITION OF THE AMERICAN MARKET'S IMPORTANCE TO HONG KONG.
THE VISIT TO SAN FRANCISCO COINCIDES WITH A HONG KONG WEEK+ BEING HELD IN THE CITY.
/SIR EDWARD
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