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MONDAY, MAY 21, 1990

THIS

RAPIDLY

GROWING "WE ARE SITUATED AT THE HUB OF WHICH IN TURN FORMS PART OF THE LARGER ASIAN PACIFIC REGION,

TRADE, TRANSPORTATION ARE EQUIPPED WITH EXCELLENT LINKS WITH ALL THE COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES WITHIN IT.

ROLE UNIQUE

REGION, AND WE

AND COMMUNICATION

AS THE GATEWAY "IN PARTICULAR, HONG KONG'S CHINA WILL, I AM SURE, BE OF IMMENSE HELP TO OHIO BUSINESSMEN NOW IN THE FUTURE," HE SAID.

HORIZONS

FOR THE OHIO

MR CHAN NOTED THAT THE EXTENDED BEYOND HONG KONG INTO THE ENTIRE SOUTHEAST ASIAN HONG KONG PROVIDED THE IDEAL BASE FOR THIS.

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AND

STATE OFFICE REGION AND

EXPORT MARKETS, IT

"HONG KONG IS ONE OF OHIO'S LARGEST ASIAN MUST ALSO BE THE MOST OPEN MARKET IN THIS PART OF THE WORLD.

TO HONG KONG, "OHIO STATĖ EXPORTS A WIDE VARIETY OF PRODUCTS

AND SUCH AS MACHINERY, CHEMICAL AND ALLIED PRODUCTS AND PROFESSIONAL

GROWING, AND THERE SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS, THESE EXPORTS HAVE BEEN ARE STILL AMPLE OPPORTUNITIES FOR FURTHER GROWTH," HE SAID.

IS

OPENED

TO

BEING

STRENGTHEN THE OHIO STATE OFFICE, WHICH

COUNTRIES, HAS JOINED TRADE RELATIONS WITH EAST AND SOUTHEAST ASIAN

IN HONG CALIFORNIA AND NEW YORK AS THE THIRD STATE TO OPEN AN OFFICE KONG WITHIN THE LAST 12 MONTHS.

OVER 20 OTHER U.S. STATES OR PORT AUTHORITIES HAVE ALREADY UP SIMILAR OFFICES IN HONG KONG.

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CHILD WELFARE HEADS SWAC AGENDA

SET

(MONDAY) PERSONS

THE SOCIAL WELFARE ADVISORY COMMITTEE (SWAC) TODAY RECOMMENDED THAT LEGISLATION BE PASSED TO PROHIBIT UNSUITABLE

THE SWAC ALSO ADVISED FROM SERVING AS CHILD MINDERS. IN ADDITION,

PROHIBIT PARENTS AND THAT SOME FORM OF LEGISLATION BE CONSIDERED TO GUARDIANS FROM LEAVING CHILDREN UNATTENDED IN THE HOME.

THREE OPTIONS

ON THE CONTROL OF

SWAC MEMBERS HAD EXAMINED CHILD MINDING OUTSIDE OF CHILD CARE CENTRES. THEY INCLUDED:

A VOLUNTARY REGISTRATION SCHEME;

A)

B)

MANDATORY REGISTRATION; AND

C)

PROHIBITION BY LEGISLATION OF

UNSUITABLE PERSONS SERVING

AS CHILD MINDERS.

/THEY GENERALLY