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MONDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1988

WEST GERMAN BUSINESSMEN ARE INCREASINGLY ACTIVE IN HONG KONG, WHERE THERE ARE EIGHT OF THEIR OWN BANKS TO CALL UPON, AND A GROWING INTEREST IS BEING SHOWN IN THE TERRITORY'S MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY.

SIR DAVID POINTED OUT THAT THERE WERD MANY OPPORTUNITIES IN SERVICES AND FOR INVESTMENT AND THAT HONG KONG ALWAYS WELCOMED BUSINESSMEN WHO WERE INTERESTED IN TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THEM.

THE MAJOR FUNCTION IN THE GOVERNOR'S PROGRAMME WAS A TALK GIVEN TO THE FEDERATION OF GERMAN INDUSTRY AND TRADE (DIHT) ENTITLED "HONG KONG ON THE THRESHOLD OF THE 21ST CENTURY.

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DIHT IS THE UMBRELLA ORGANISATION OF THE 69 CHAMBERS OF INDUSTRY AND COMMERCE IN WEST GERMANY AS WELL AS THE 40 CHAMBERS OVERSEAS. IT PROVIDES AN IMPORTANT PLATFORM FOR ADDRESSING GERMAN TRADE AND INDUSTRY AND PREVIOUS SPEAKERS HAVE INCLUDED A NUMBER OF WORLD LEADERS.

ON THIS OCCASION, SOME 100 SENIOR REPRESENTATIVES OF BANKS, IMPORT AND EXPORT HOUSES, SHIPPING COMPANIES, ENGINEERING FIRMS AND A WIDE RANGE OF OTHER BUSINESSES FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY TURNED OUT TO HEAR THE GOVERNOR SPEAK.

THE TALK WAS CO-ORGANISED BY THE GERMAN SOCIETY FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS. IT WAS FOUNDED AS AN INDEPENDENT ASSOCIATION IN 1955 TO DISCUSS QUESTIONS RELATING TO EUROPEAN POLICY, SAFETY AND ECONOMY AND TO PROMOTE THEIR SCIENTIFIC STUDY, ΤΟ COLLECT DOCUMENTATION CONCERNING THESE MATTERS AND ΤΟ IMPROVE THE UNDERSTANDING OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS THROUGH STUDY GROUPS, PRESENTATIONS AND PUBLICATIONS.

THE SOCIETY'S MEMBERSHIP OF OVER 1,100 FROM POLITICAL, ACADEMIC, INDUSTRIAL, TRADE

SCIENTIFIC BACKGROUNDS.

INCLUDES PERSONALITIES UNION, MEDIA AND

EARLIER IN THE DAY, THE GOVERNOR GAVE PRESS INTERVIEWS ΤΟ JOURNALISTS FROM THE MAJOR MEDIA ORGANISATIONS IN WEST GERMANY. THEY INCLUDED THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE SERVICE OF THE GERMAN PRESS DEUTSCHE WELLE, THE NATIONAL RADIO SERVICE.

THE GOVERNOR ROUNDED OFF HIS PROGRAMME IN BONN BY DINNER HOSTED BY THE BRITISH AMBASSADOR TO THE FEDERAL GERMANY, SIR CHRISTOPHER MALLABY.

AGENCY AND

ATTENDING A REPUBLIC OF

THE GUESTS INCLUDED CHIEF EXECUTIVES OF A MAJOR DEPARTMENT STORE, MAIL ORDER COMPANY AND OTHER CONCERNS WITH A BUSINESS INTEREST IN HONG KONG; THE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE GERMAN BUSINESS ASSOCIATION IN HONG KONG, DR GOEST FUNCK AND THE CHINESE AMBASSADOR TO THE F.R.G. MR MEI ZHAORONG.

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THE GOVERNOR, ACCOMPANIED BY LADY WILSON AND HIS PRIVATE SECRETARY, MR RICHARD HOARE, WILL LEAVE BONN TOMORROW TO CONTINUE WEEK-LONG TOUR, WITH VISITS TO BRUSSELS AND PARIS.

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