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SATURDAY, MARCH 28, 1987

THE ONE-DAY DISCUSSION CENTRED ON BILATERAL TRADE ISSUES THE GATT NEW ROUND AND THE THREAT OF PROTECTIONISM IN THE UNITED STATES.

MR HO SAID SINGAPORE AND HONG KONG, BEING FREE TRADING ECONOMIES. HAD MUCH COMMON GROUND. +1 EXPRESSED THE HOPE THAT WITH OUR OPEN MARKETS OUR TWO-WAY TRADE MIGHT FURTHER EXPAND.+

ON MULTILATERAL ISSUES, THE TWO SIDES EXCHANGED VIEWS ON THE PROGRESS OF THE URUGUAY ROUND OF GATT TALKS, MR HO NOTED WITH SATISFACTION THE SIMILAR VIEWS SHARED BETWEEN SINGAPORE AND HONG KONG ON MOST ISSUES, AND HOPED THIS WOULD CONTINUE.

POSSIBLE TRADE LEGISLATION IN THE UNITED STATES WAS ANOTHER ISSUE OF CONCERN IN THE TALKS. +1 TOOK THE OPPORTUNITY TO SEEK SINGAPORE'S ASSESSMENT OF THE SITUATION, MR HO SAID.

IN 1986 SINGAPORE WAS HONG KONG'S SEVENTH LARGEST TRADING IT PARTNER AND HONG KONG'S SIXTH LARGEST SUPPLIER OF IMPORTS. ALSO RANKED NINTH AS A MARKET FOR HONG KONG'S DOMESTIC EXPORTS.

QUIZ TO PROMOTE CIVIC EDUCATION ORGANISED ****

THE WONG TAI SIN DISTRICT BOARD WILL HOLD A CIVIC EDUCATION QUIZ COMPETITION TOMORROW (SUNDAY) FOR THE 13 CIVIC EDUCATION TEAMS IN THE DISTRICT.

THE COMPETITION IS PART OF A SERIES OF ACTIVITIES UNDER THE +KNOW HONG KONG, KNOW WONG TAI SIN+ PROGRAMME ORGANISED BY THE DISTRICT'S WORKING GROUP ON PROMOTION OF CIVIC EDUCATION.

A SPOKESMAN SAID THE ACTIVITIES WOULD PROVIDE RESIDENTS WITH MORE INFORMATION ON PUBLIC AFFAIRS IN HONG KONG SO AS TO PREPARE THEM FOR THE REVIEW OF REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT LATER THIS YEAR.

HE SAID A SEMINAR HELD EARLIER WAS WELL ATTENDED BY KAIFONGS.

A BOOKLET CONTAINING INFORMATION ON THE PRESENT STRUCTURE OF THE GOVERNMENT HAD ALSO BEEN PUBLISHED FOR FREE DISTRIBUTION TO THE PUBLIC.

THE SPOKESMAN SAID THE QUIZ COMPETITION WOULD FEATURE TOPICS ON GOVERNMENT STRUCTURE AND FUNCTIONS: THE POLITICAL, ECONOMIC, LEGAL AND SOCIAL SYSTEMS IN HONG KONG: THE WONG TAI SIN DISTRICT BOARD: AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS IN THE DISTRICT.

WONG TAI SIN DISTRICT OFFICER, MR NICHOLAS YEK, AND URBAN COUNCIL MEMBER, MISS CECILIA YEUNG, WILL OFFICIATE AT THE PRIZE PRESENTATION TO WINNERS OF THE COMPETITION.

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