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THURSDAY, MAY 16,

1991

ECONOMY, AS THE FOURTH

"AS AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE REGIONAL LARGEST TRADING ENTITY IN THE REGION AND WITH TRADE WITH ASIA ACCOUNTING FOR 78 PER CENT (OR $998 BILLION) MERCHANDISE TRADE LAST YEAR, HONG KONG IS AND BENEFIT FROM, REGIONAL ECONOMIC CO-OPERATION,

PACIFIC TOTAL TO,

OF HONG KONG'S

TO CONTRIBUTE POISED

HE ADDED.

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ADVISE 19 LAST YEAR TO HKCPEC WAS SET UP ON MARCH RELATING TO HONG KONG'S PARTICIPATION IN THE PECC AND TO HONG KONG'S INPUT TO THE CONFERENCE.

ON MATTERS CO-ORDINATE

FROM BUSINESS AND ACADEMIC PERSONS PROMINENT IT COMPRISES

THEIR PERSONAL SECTORS AND FROM THE GOVERNMENT, ALL PARTICIPATING IN CAPACITY.

THE COMMITTEE LODGED A FORMAL

APPLICATION

FOR MEMBERSHIP OF

PECC IN APRIL LAST YEAR.

THE HONG KONG DELEGATION TO PECC VIII WILL INCLUDE BOTH MEMBERS AS WELL AS OBSERVERS.

HKCPEC

FROM

SECTOR THE GOVERNMENT OF TRADE, MR MATTHEW OF HKCPEC; THE CLARK; AND A

APART FROM MR WONG, PARTICIPANTS

AN WILL INCLUDE

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR-GENERAL

WHO IS ALSO SECRETARY-GENERAL CHEUNG KIN-CHUNG,

MR BOARD, SECRETARY OF THE PORT DEVELOPMENT PRINCIPAL TRADE OFFICER AT THE TRADE DEPARTMENT, MISS ANGELA LUK.

ANTHONY

VICTOR

DR

FUNG, JARK-PUI, EXECUTIVE OF THE VICE-CHAIRMAN

WILL BE SECTOR BUSINESS MEMBERS FROM THE CHAIRMAN OF PRUDENTIAL ASIA CAPITAL LTD; MR LEE

KONG CHINESE BANK AND DIRECTOR OF THE HONG PACIFIC BASIN ECONOMIC COUNCIL, HONG KONG COMMITTEE; MRS ELEANOR LING,

MARTIN TANG,

MANAGING DIRECTOR DIRECTOR OF JARDINE PACIFIC LTD; MR

MANAGING DIRECTOR OF NORMAN BROADBENT (HONG KONG) LTD; MR WILLY LIN,

LTD:

EXECUTIVE RIADY, AND MR STEPHEN OF MILO'S MANUFACTURING CO. DIRECTOR OF THE HONG KONG CHINESE BANK.

WILL

BE

PROFESSOR

EDWARD

CHEN, THE ACADEMIC SECTOR MEMBERS DIRECTOR OF THE CENTRE OF ASIAN STUDIES, THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG;

KONG THE HONG DIRECTOR OF

INSTITUTE OF PROFESSOR YEUNG YUE-MAN,

AND ASIA-PACIFIC STUDIES, CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG; DR FRANCES LAI, DIRECTOR OF THE CENTRE OF ASIAN PACIFIC STUDIES, LINGNAN COLLEGE;

DEPARTMENT OF THE LECTURER DR RICHARD WONG, SENIOR CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG.

THE HONG

COMMITTEE KONG

NOMINATED HAS

DR

OF ECONOMICS,

VICTOR

ADDRESS THE GENERAL MEETING ON "PACIFIC GROWTH AND THE GLOBAL MARKET",

ORGANISATION

UP

FUNG TO CAPITAL

TO THE

1980 IN SET PECC IS A NON-GOVERNMENT DEVELOP CLOSE CO-OPERATION IN TRADE AND ECONOMIC POLICY ISSUES IN PACIFIC REGION.

THE WORK

ECONOMIC

OVER THE YEARS, HONG KONG HAS SHOWN KEEN INTEREST IN

THE INVOLVED

PACIFIC IN OF THE PECC, HAVING BEEN CLOSELY OUTLOOK PROJECT SINCE ITS INCEPTION AND THE TRADE POLICY FORUM.

/SINCE THE