FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1987
TOP U.S. OFFICIALS HEAR HONG KONG'S CASE
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A HONG KONG DELEGATION LED BY THE SECRETARY FOR TRADE AND INDUSTRY, MR E.P. HO, HAS ENDED FOUR DAYS OF TOP-LEVEL MEETINGS IN WASHINGTON TO CONVEY THE TERRITORY'S FREE TRADE MESSAGE, AND TO ASSESS THE LIKELIHOOD OF U.S. TRADE LEGISLATION WHICH COULD ADVERSELY AFFECT HONG KONG.
MR HO MET SENIOR OFFICIALS IN THE REAGAN ADMINISTRATION AND KEY FIGURES IN CONGRESS. HE WAS ACCOMPANIED ON HIS CALLS BY THE DIRECTOR OF TRADE, MR HAMISH MACLEOD, AND HONG KONG'S COUNSELLOR IN WASHINGTON, MR PETER LO.
DISCUSSIONS CENTRED ON BILATERAL TRADE ISSUES, THE GATT NEW ROUND AND POSSIBLE TRADE INITIATIVES IN THE U.S.A.
ON HIS FIRST DAY IN THE U.S. CAPITAL, MR HO MET THE U.S. TRADE REPRESENTATIVE, MR CLAYTON YEUTTER THE SECRETARY OF LABOUR MR BILL BROCK- AND THE ASSISTANT SECRETARIES OF STATE AND COMMERCE.
ON TUESDAY, MR HO CALLED ON MORE STATE DEPARTMENT OFFICIALS AND THE SECRETARY OF COMMERCE, MR MALCOLM BALDRIGE, AS WELL AS OFFICIALS AT THE BRITISH EMBASSY. ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY HE MET SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES MEMBERS OF KEY TRADE COMMITTEES.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
MR MACLEOD WILL RETURN TO HONG KONG ON FLIGHT UA 805 ON SUNDAY (FEBRUARY 8). MR HO IS TRAVELLING FROM THE U.S.A. TO LONDON FOR A PRIVATE VISIT.
A PRESS FACILITY WILL BE ARRANGED TO ALLOW MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES TO TALK TO MR MACLEOD AT THE AIRPORT ON HIS RETURN.
THE SCHEDULED ETA OF UA 805 IS 8.05 PM. HOWEVER, EDITORS ARE ADVISED THAT THIS IS SUBJECT TO VARIATION AND THEY SHOULD MAKE THEIR OWN CHECKS ON SUNDAY.
MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES SHOULD ASSEMBLE AT THE AIRPORT PRESS ROOM 15 MINUTES PRIOR TO FLIGHT ARRIVAL.
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