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FRIDAY, APRIL 26, 1991

HK OFFICIALS TO ATTEND MEETING ON INDOCHINESE REFUGEES

A GOVERNMENT

SPOKESMAN SAID IN RESPONSE TO PRESS ENQUIRIES,

MR ALISTAIR ASPREY, TODAY (FRIDAY) THAT THE SECRETARY FOR SECURITY,

BE REPRESENTING AND THE REFUGEE CO-ORDINATOR, MR CLINTON LEEKS, WILL

THE OF

STEERING AT THE FOURTH THE HONG KONG COMMITTEE OF THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON INDOCHINESE REFUGEES.

GOVERNMENT

MEETING

THE MEETING WILL TAKE PLACE IN GENEVA ON APRIL 30 AND MAY 1.

HK TO PLAY HOST TO ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK MEETING

(ADB) HAS THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK

ANNUAL MEETING IN HONG PASSED A RESOLUTION TO HOLD ITS NEXT (25TH) KONG FROM MAY 4 TO 6, 1992.

BE

WELCOMING THE OPPORTUNITY OF HOSTING THE MEETING WHICH WILL

AND FINANCIAL ATTENDED BY 2,000 TO 3,000 ADB DELEGATES, TOP BANKERS

A WORLD,

GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY FIGURES FROM AROUND THE

KONG IS AN (FRIDAY) THAT AS AN INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL CENTRE, HONG APPROPRIATE VENUE FOR THIS IMPORTANT OCCASION.

KONG "THIS IS THE FIRST EVER ANNUAL MEETING OF THE ADB IN HONG

THAN 25 YEARS OF AND A MILESTONE FOR THE ORGANISATION MARKING MORE

IN THE ECONOMIC GROWTH AND CO-OPERATION HELPING TO DEVELOP ASIA-PACIFIC REGION," THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

AND 1969,

IS AMONG THE BANK'S

HONG KONG JOINED THE ADB IN EARLIEST MEMBERS. MEMBERSHIP OF THE ADB NOW STANDS AT 51.

A HONG KONG DELEGATION LED

BY THE FINANCIAL

PIERS JACOBS, IS NOW IN VANCOUVER ATTENDING THE OF THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE ADB.

SIR SECRETARY, 24TH ANNUAL MEETING

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