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MONDAY, JANUARY 22, 1990

PASSENGERS SHOULD USE PUBLIC TRANSPORT INSTEAD OF PRIVATE CARS FOR TRAVEL TO THE AIRPORT. ALSO, CONSTRUCTION WORK TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL PARKING SPACE IN THE MULTI-STOREY CARPARK HAS CAUSED A TEMPORARY REDUCTION IN AIRPORT CAR PARKING CAPACITY;

TO AVOID CONGESTION,

PASSENGERS SHOULD DISCOURAGE THEIR TO THE AIRPORT TO

FRIENDS AND RELATIVES FROM TRAVELLING BID THEM FAREWELL;

USE THE NEW FLYOVER FROM PRINCE EDWARD ROAD AS AN ALTERNATIVE ACCESS ROUTE TO THE PASSENGER TERMINAL;

AND

ON ARRIVAL AT THE AIRPORT, TRAVELLERS SHOULD LOOK FOR SIGNS INDICATING FLIGHT NUMBERS AND CHECK-IN AREAS.

GROWING TRADE LINKS WITH CALIFORNIA

AND

THE

HONG KONG IS EQUIPPED WITH EXCELLENT TRADE, TRANSPORTATION COMMUNICATION LINKS WITH ALL THE COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES WITHIN ASIAN PACIFIC REGION, THE SECRETARY FOR TRADE AND INDUSTRY, MR JOHN CHAN, SAID THIS (MONDAY) MORNING.

SPEAKING AT THE OPENING OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA'S SOUTHEAST ASIAN TRADE AND INVESTMENT OFFICE IN HONG KONG, MR CHAN SAID KONG'S UNIQUE ROLE AS THE GATEWAY TO CHINA WOULD BE OF IMMENSE TO CALIFORNIAN BUSINESSMEN NOW AND IN THE FUTURE.

HONG HELP

MR CHAN SAID THE TRADE, INVESTMENT, SOCIAL AND OTHER TIES BETWEEN CALIFORNIA AND HONG KONG WERE MANY AND LONGSTANDING.

"THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, IN ITS OWN RIGHT, IS HONG KONG'S THIRD LARGEST EXPORT MARKET. HONG RONG INVESTMENTS IN CALIFORNIA, PARTICULARLY THE BAY AREA, HAVE ATTRACTED A FAIR AMOUNT OF PUBLICITY. THERE ARE FOUR TO FIVE THOUSAND HONG KONG STUDENTS BEING EDUCATED CALIFORNIA, HE SAID.

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IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION, MR CHAN SAID, HONG KONG WAS A MARKET AND A TOTALLY OPEN MARKET FOR CALIFORNIAN EXPORTS WIDE RANGE OF PRODUCTS, INCLUDING RESINS AND PLASTIC PRODUCTS, DATA PROCESSING EQUIPMENT, COMPUTER PARTS AND COMPONENTS AND FRESH FRUIT.

"THERE IS A SUBSTANTIAL AND GROWING AMERICAN PRESENCE KONG, WITH OVER 900 U.S. CORPORATIONS AND SOME 18, 000 U.S. MANY FROM THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA," HE SAID.

IN HONG CITIZENS,

/MR CHAN