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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1987

GOVERNOR'S FIRST OFFICIAL VISIT TO U.S.

FIRST

THE GOVERNOR, SIR DAVID WILSON, IS TO MAKE HIS

OFFICIAL VISIT TO THE UNITED STATES TO PROMOTE BILATERAL TRADE AND ECONOMIC RELATIONS.

TAKE

HIS EIGHT-DAY VISIT BEGINNING THIS SATURDAY (OCTOBER 17) WILL HIM TO WASHINGTON AND NEW YORK FOR MEETINGS WITH U.S. ADMINISTRATION OFFICIALS AND CONGRESSMEN.

THE MAIN PURPOSE OF SIR DAVID'S VISIT IS то UNDERLINE THE IMPORTANCE THAT HONG KONG ATTACHES TO ITS RELATIONSHIP WITH THE U.S. AND TO ACHIEVE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING IN THE U.S. OF RECENT DEVELOPMENTS AND ECONOMIC PROGRESS IN HONG KONG. HE WILL ALSO TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO VOICE HONG KONG'S CONCERN OVER THREATS AND DANGERS INHERENT IN AMERICAN PROTECTIONIST LEGISLATION AND WILL DISCUSS WITH AMERICAN OFFICIALS THE VIETNAMESE REFUGEE PROBLEM.

ACCOMPANYING THE GOVERNOR ON THIS AMERICAN VISIT WILL BE THE SECRETARY FOR TRADE AND INDUSTRY, MR HAMISH MACLEOD, AND SIR DAVID'S PRIVATE SECRETARY, MR RICHARD HOARE.

SIR DAVID IS SCHEDULED TO MEET SENIOR U.s. OFFICIALS INCLUDING THE ACTING SECRETARY OF STATE, MR JOHN WHITEHEAD; THE ACTING SECRETARY OF COMMERCE, MR BRUCE SMART; AND U.S. TRADE REPRESENTATIVE, MR CLAYTON YEUTTER.

THE GOVERNOR

WILL ALSO MEET A

NUMBER OF CONGRESSMEN AND SENATORS INCLUDING THE CHAIRMAN OF HOUSE WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE, CONGRESSMAN DAN ROSTENKOWSKI; CHAIRMAN OF TRADE SUBCOMMITTEE OF HOUSE WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE, CONGRESSMAN SAM GIBBONS; CHAIRMAN OF THE SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE, SENATOR LLOYD BENTSEN; AND THE CHAIRMAN OF THE IMMIGRATION AND REFUGEE SUBCOMMITTEE OF HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE, CONGRESSMAN ROMANO MAZZOLI.

INCLUDING

SIR DAVID WILL ALSO MEET BUSINESS LEADERS, JOURNALISTS AND THE EDITORIAL BOARDS OF MAJOR NATIONAL NEWSPAPERS

THE WASHINGTON POST, NEW YORK TIMES AND WALL STREET JOURNAL.

WHILE IN WASHINGTON, HE WILL ADDRESS THE NATIONAL PRESS CLUB. HIS SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS IN NEW YORK WILL INCLUDE LUNCHEON SPEECHES AT THE FOREIGN POLICY ASSOCIATION, AND AT A FUNCTION CO-SPONSORED THE ASIA SOCIETY AND THE HONG KONG ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK.

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