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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1988

OFFICE PRINCE ALBERT IS THE HONORARY PRESIDENT OF THE BELGIAN

HE TAKES A VERY KEEN INTEREST IN ECONOMIC AFFAIRS FOR FOREIGN TRADE.

HE HAS AND TRADE MATTERS.

VISITED HONG KONG SEVERAL TIMES, MOST EXPORTERS MISSION RECENTLY IN MARCH 1986 WHEN HE SUPPORTED A BELGIAN

MR ETIENNE KNOOPS. LED BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR FOREIGN TRADE,

BY THE HONG KONG THE LATEST TRADE MISSION, AND THE FIRST ORGANISED

VISITED THE TRADE DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL, WAS BY THE BELGIAN BUYERS WHO TERRITORY IN MAY THIS YEAR.

BELGIAN

COMPANY.

BANK,

TWO

INSURANCE MOVED

COMPANIES IN HONG

ONE KONG INCLUDE REPRESENTATIVE OFFICES, TWO DEPOSIT-TAKING COMPANIES AND AN

THE GOVERNOR NOTED WITH SATISFACTION THAT BELGIUM HAD

YEAR TO BECOME HONG KONG'S 17TH UP DURING THE FIRST HALF OF THIS LARGEST TRADING PARTNER. TOTAL

MONTHS TRADE DURING THOSE SIX

CENT OVER THE SAME AMOUNTED TO $3.7 BILLION, AN INCREASE OF 39 PER PERIOD LAST YEAR.

THE BALANCE OF TRADE HAS BEEN CONSISTENTLY IN BELGIUM'S FAVOUR. WAS AN ATTRACTIVE HOWEVER, AS SIR DAVID LEARNED FIRST HAND, BELGIUM

WITH ITS AND, POTENTIAL MARKET IN ITS OWN RIGHT FOR HONG KONG GOODS

EASY ACCESS TO ONE EFFICIENT PORT NETWORK AT ANTWERP, ALSO OFFERED

OR SOME 100 THIRD OF THE POPULATION OF EUROPEAN COMMUNITY COUNTRIES MILLION PEOPLE.

HE

THE GOVERNOR WILL SPEND ANOTHER DAY IN BRUSSELS TODAY WHEN

AND INVESTMENT WILL HAVE FURTHER MEETINGS AIMED AT PROMOTING TRADING OPPORTUNITIES IN HONG KONG.

TEN QUESTIONS ON LEGCO AGENDA

*

WILL ASK A TOTAL OF 10

MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

QUESTIONS AND CONSIDER FOUR BILLS AT THEIR MEETING TOMORROW

(THURSDAY).

FOUR BILLS WILL BE INTRODUCED FOR FIRST AND SECOND READINGS.

THEY ARE THE LANDLORD AND TENANT (CONSOLIDATION) (AMENDMENT)

BILL

THE BILL 1988, THE PUBLIC BUS SERVICES (AMENDMENT) TRAFFIC (AMENDMENT) (NO. 2) BILL 1988 AND THE ROADS COMPENSATION) (AMENDMENT) BILL 1988.

ROAD

1988, {WORKS, USE AND

A

TWENTY-SIX MEMBERS ARE LISTED TO SPEAK IN A MOTION DEBATE ON PROPOSAL THAT HONG KONG REGISTER ITS INTEREST IN STAGING A WORLD EXPOSITION IN 1997.

THE MOTION WILL BE MOVED BY THE HON STEPHEN CHEONG.