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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1988

GOVERNOR TO LEAD HIGH-LEVEL TRADE MISSION TO JAPAN

THE GOVERNOR, SIR DAVID WILSON, WILL VISIT JAPAN FROM TO 12 AS A GUEST OF THE JAPANESE MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS HONG KONG/JAPAN BUSINESS CO-OPERATION COMMITTEE.

MARCH 9

AND THE

OF THE

HE WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY LADY WILSON AND BY MEMBERS COMMITTEE, INCLUDING STR S.Y. PHUNG, MISS LYDIA DUNN, MR WILLIAM PURVES, MR THOMAS CLYDESDALE, MR HAMISH MACLEOD, MR JACK TANG, MR JAMES WU, MR MARTIN BARROW, MR DENNIS TING, MR SETO FAL AND MR JACK so.

THE MISSION WILL SPEND TWO DAYS IN TOKYO AND ONE DAY IN OSAKA. IN TOKYO, MISSION MEMBERS WILL ATTEND THE 11TH JOINT PLENARY SESSION OF THE HONG KONG/JAPAN AND JAPAN/HONG KONG BUSINESS CO-OPERATION COMMITTEES.

THE JAPANESE THE GOVERNOR

THE

THEY WILL ALSO CALL ON SENIOR MEMBERS OF GOVERNMENT AND INFLUENTIAL JAPANESE BUSINESS LEADERS. WILL DELIVER A KEY-NOTE ADDRESS AT A LUNCHEON RECEPTION HOSTED BY HONG KONG/JAPAN SOCIETY.

THE MISSION WILL TRAVEL TO OSAKA ON MARCH 11 TO ATTEND A MAJOR

DEVELOPMENT

IN PROMOTION STAGED BY THE HONG KONG TRADE

COUNCIL

THE DAIMARU DEPARTMENT STORE, ONE OF THE BIGGEST STORES IN JAPAN.

DAIMARU

THE GOVERNOR AND LADY WILSON WILL ATTEND A DINNER RECEPTION HOSTED BY THE COUNCIL AND THE

STORE. A GALA PASHION SHOW FEATURING HONG KONG'S

DESIGNS WILL ТАКЕ PLACE DURING THE DINNER.

LATEST

NEW SERVICES FOR THE HANDICAPPED

SERVICES FOR THE DISABLED WILL BE IMPROVED THROUGH SEVERAL INITIATIVES TO BE INSTITUTED BY THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT IN THE COMING MONTHS.

THE FIRST OF THESE WILL BE THE INTRODUCTION OF A COMPUTERISED SYSTEM NEXT MONTI TO HANDLE ALL REFERRALS AND FOR DAY AND RESIDENTIAL SERVICES FOR DISABLED ADULTS.

CENTRALISED PLACEMENTS

KAI-CHUEN,

CHIEF SOCIAL WORK OFFICER (REHABILITATION), MR LAU SAID: "THE SYSTEM WILL GIVE US A MORE ACCURATE PICTURE OF THE SUPPLY AND DEMAND SITUATION TO FACILITATE A MORE EFFICIENT UTILISATION OF THE EXISTING PROVISIONS AND BETTER PLANNING FOR FUTURE.

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