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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1990

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CHIEF SECRETARY VISITS NORTH AMERICA

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THE CHIEF SECRETARY, SIR DAVID FORD, WILL VISIT THE WEST OF NORTH AMERICA NEXT WEEK TO FURTHER PROMOTE HONG KONG AS A MAJOR INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS CENTRE.

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SIR DAVID'S ONE-WEEK VISIT WILL TAKE HIM TO THREE CITIES SAN FRANCISCO, SEATTLE

VANCOUVER

WHERE HE WILL MEET SENIOR EXECUTIVES IN THE FINANCIAL, TRADE, BUSINESS, LEGAL AND ACADEMIC SECTORS WITH AN INTEREST IN HONG KONG.

HE WILL ALSO MEET HONG KONG STUDENTS STUDYING IN NORTH AMERICA AND REPRESENTATIVES OF HONG KONG COMPANIES AND ORGANISATIONS.

WHILE IN SAN FRANCISCO, SIR DAVID WILL ADDRESS THE WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS FORUM. HE WILL ALSO GIVE A KEYNOTE SPEECH ON HOW HONG KONG IS BUILDING FOR THE FUTURE AT A JOINT LUNCHEON MEETING OF THE HONG KONG ASSOCIATION OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND THE SAN FRANCISCO WORLD TRADE CLUB.

NORTHWEST.

ON NOVEMBER 13 (TUESDAY), SIR DAVID WILL LEAVE FOR THE PACIFIC IN SEATTLE HE WILL ADDRESS A LUNCHEON MEETING HOSTED BY THE SEATTLE WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL, THE WASHINGTON COUNCIL ON INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND THE WASHINGTON STATE CHINA RELATIONS COUNCIL.

HE WILL ALSO MEET THE MAYOR OF SEATTLE, MR NORMAN RICE, AND VISIT THE BOEING AIRCRAFT PLANT AT EVERETT.

(THURSDAY),

FROM SEATTLE, SIR DAVID WILL TRAVEL TO VANCOUVER ON NOVEMBER 15

WHERE

THE HE WILL SPEAK AT A JOINT LUNCHEON MEETING OF HONG KONG/CANADA BUSINESS ASSOCIATION AND THE VANCOUVER

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TRADE.

BOARD

ON NOVEMBER 16 (FRIDAY), SIR DAVID WILL TAKE A HELICOPTER TO VICTORIA TO ATTEND A LUNCH IN HIS HONOUR AT GOVERNMENT HOUSE HOSTED BY THE HON DAVID LAM, LT GOVERNOR OF BRITISH COLUMBIA.

SIR DAVID WILL RETURN TO HONG KONG ON NOVEMBER 21.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

FORD, THE CHIEF SECRETARY, SIR DAVID

WILL DEPART BY FLIGHT UA 806 AT 2.40 PM ON SUNDAY (NOVEMBER 11). MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES WISHING TO COVER HIS DEPARTURE ARE REQUESTED ΤΟ ASSEMBLE AT THE AIRPORT PRESS ROOM NOT LATER THAN 1.40 PM.

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