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TUESDAY, JUNE 27, 1989

HAD ESTABLISHED THEIR

INCLUDED CATERPILLAR,

MR LEUNG SAID THAT MANY

U.S. FIRMS ASIA-PACIFIC REGIONAL HEADQUARTERS HERE. THEY DOW CHEMICAL, AMERICAN PRESIDENT LINES, MOTOROLA, ALLIED-SIGNALS AND ARCO,

"THEY ARE MORE THAN MATCHED COUNTERPARTS," HE ADDED.

BY THEIR JAPANESE AND EUROPEAN

MR LEUNG SAID FIRMS WHICH HAD DEMONSTRATED THEIR FAITH IN HONG KONG HAD FOUND TO THEIR ADVANTAGE THE TERRITORY'S DISTINCT GEOGRAPHICAL POSITION ON THE RIM OF THE FAST-GROWING ASIA-PACIFIC REGION; A COMMUNITY HIGHLY GEARED ΤΟ INTERNATIONAL BUSINESSES; AN ADVANCED FINANCIAL, TRANSPORT, AND COMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE AND

A FREE ENTERPRISE ECONOMY.

'WE USE, MANUFACTURE AND UNDERSTAND HIGH TECHNOLOGY. WE HAVE GOT WHAT IT TAKES TO BE AN INTERNATIONAL CITY AND WE ARE DETERMINED TO STAY THAT WAY, 門 HE ADDED.

HAYES MICROCOMPUTER PRODUCTS INCORPORATED WORLD LEADER IN

IS ACKNOWLEDGED AS

THE MICROCOMPUTER MODEM MARKET. ITS NEWLY-APPOINTED GENERAL MANAGER HERE, MR ANTHONY KWOK, WAS A MEMBER OF THE COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN AND COMPUTER-AIDED SUB-COMMITTEE OF THE INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT BOARD.

MANUFACTURING

"IN THE PAST FOUR YEARS MR KWOK HAS PROVIDED A VALUABLE CONTRIBUTION," MR LEUNG SAID.

FIVE QUESTIONS, 10 BILLS ON LEGCO AGENDA

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MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL WILL ASK A TOTAL OF FIVE QUESTIONS AND CONSIDER 10 BILLS AT THE COUNCIL'S MEETING (WEDNESDAY).

TOMORROW

SEVEN OF THE BILLS WILL BE INTRODUCED FOR FIRST AND SECOND

READING.

THEY ARE THE LEGAL AID (AMENDMENT) BILL 1989; THE ARBITRATION (AMENDMENT) BILL 1989; THE COUNTRY PARKS (AMENDMENT) BILL 1989; THE PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES (THE INTERNATIONAL COMMITTER OF THE RED CROSS) BILL 1989; THE BETTING DUTY (AMENDMENT) BILL 1989; THE TELECOMMUNICATION (AMENDMENT} BILL 1989; AND THE BROADCASTING AUTHORITY (AMENDMENT) BILL 1989.

THE SECOND READING DEBATES ON THREE BILLS WILL RESUME AND WHEN THEY ARE COMPLETED EACH BILL IS DUE TO GO THROUGH THE COMMITTEE STAGE AND THIRD READING.

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