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FRIDAY, MAY 25, 1990

THE ENGLISH VERSION AND CHINESE VERSION OF THE

VIDEO, AT $70 RACH, CAN BE PURCHASED AT THE EPD AND THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE.

THE VIDEO HAD TAKEN A YEAR TO PRODUCE AND INVOLVED FILMING IN AS MANY AS 120 LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE TERRITORY.

THESE RANGED FROM LANDFILL SITES TO CLASSROOMS; FROM BACKSTREETS RUNNING DEEP WITH FACTORY EFFLUENT ΤΟ THE STILLNESS OF COUNTRY PARKS; FROM BENEATH THE FLIGHT PATHS OF JET AIRCRAFT TO SEWAGE WORKS, INCINERATORS, POLLUTED BEACHES AND EAR-SPLITTING

CONSTRUCTION SITES.

ANYONE INTERESTED IN OBTAINING THE VIDEO CAN APPROACH THE EPD'S PUBLIC RELATIONS SECTION AT 27TH FLOOR, SOUTHORN CENTRE, 130 HENNESSY ROAD, WAN CHAI; OR THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE AT GROUND FLOOR, GPO BUILDING, CONNAUGHT PLACE, CENTRAL.

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CONSULTANTS COMMISSIONED TO PROMOTE FRENCH INVESTMENT IN HK

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THE GOVERNMENT HAS COMMISSIONED CONSULTANTS TO PROMOTE FRENCH INDUSTRIAL INVESTMENT IN HONG KONG.

THE PROJECT IS TO BE UNDERTAKEN BY EDITIONS TECHNIQUES PROFESSIONNELS, A SUBSIDIARY OF CNPF INTERNATIONAL, A PROMINENT AND INFLUENTIAL EMPLOYERS' ASSOCIATION IN FRANCE WITH 170 MEMBER FEDERATIONS.

THE DIRECTOR OF INDUSTRY, MR T.H. BARMA, SAID THERE WAS SCOPE FOR EXPANDING FRENCH INDUSTRIAL INVESTMENT IN HONG KONG.

"IN THIS CHANGING DYNAMIC ENVIRONMENT, WORLD TRADE IS LIKELY TO EXPAND, PARTICULARLY TRADE IN THE ASIA-PACIFIC REGION WHERE HONG KONG IS LOCATED.

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'FURTHERMORE, ECONOMIC REALITIES ALSO POINT TO THE CONTINUAL EXPANSION OF CHINA'S TRADE WITH THE REST OF THE WORLD.

"AND HONG KONG IS EXPECTED TO PLAY AN INCREASINGLY PIVOTAL ROLE BOTH AS A REGIONAL CENTRE AND AS THE GATEWAY TO CHINA, HE SAID.

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MR BARMA SAID RECENT DEVELOPMENTS ALSO HIGHLIGHTED HONG KONG'S ROLE AS A SUPPORT CENTRE IN PROVIDING FINANCIAL, MARKETING AND TECHNICAL SERVICES FOR PRODUCTION FACILITIES IN SOUTH CHINA AND ELSEWHERE IN THE REGION.

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HE SAID THE COMPANY WOULD WORK WITH THE HONG KONG ECONOMIC TRADE OFFICE IN BRUSSELS TO DEVELOP INDUSTRIAL PROMOTION STRATEGIES SPECIFICALLY TAILORED FOR THE FRENCH MARKET WITH A VIEW TO INCREASING FRENCH INDUSTRIAL INVESTMENT IN HONG KONG.

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