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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1991

FS TO ATTEND WORLD BANK/IMF MEETINGS

THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY, MR HAMISH MACLEOD, LEFT HONG KONG LÁTE THIS (SUNDAY) AFTERNOON FOR BANGKOK TO ATTEND THE 46TH ANNUAL MEETINGS OF THE BOARDS OF GOVERNORS OF THE WORLD BANK AND THE INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND (IMF).

THE THREE-DAY MEETINGS, UNDER THE CHAIRMANSHIP OF MR PABLO BETTER, MINISTER OF FINANCE AND PUBLIC CREDIT OF ECUADOR, WILL COMMENCE ON TUESDAY (OCTOBER 15).

PRIOR TO THE ANNUAL MEETINGS, MR MACLEOD WILL ATTEND THE MEETING OF THE GROUP OF THIRTY INTERNATIONAL BANKING SEMINAR TOMORROW (MONDAY).

THE PRESIDENT OF THE WORLD BANK, MR LEWIS PRESTON, AND THE MANAGING DIRECTOR OF THE IMF, MR MICHEL CAMDESSUS, WILL ADDRESS THE GOVERNORS AND PRESENT THE ANNUAL REPORTS OF THEIR RESPECTIVE ORGANISATIONS,

TOPICS то BE DISCUSSED IN THE PLENARY SESSIONS THAT FOLLOW WILL

INCLUDE PROSPECTS OF THE WORLD ECONOMY, THE ADEQUACY OF GLOBAL SAVINGS, ADDITIONAL DEMANDS FOR CAPITAL ASSOCIATED WITH GERMAN UNIFICATION, ECONOMIC REFORMS IN EASTERN EUROPE AND THE USSR, AND THE RECONSTRUCTION IN THE MIDDLE EAST.

MR MACLEOD WILL RETURN ON FRIDAY (OCTOBER 18).

HK RECOGNISES WORLD STANDARDS DAY

THE WORLD WHICH MARKS

AROUND COUNTRIES WORLD STANDARDS DAY

HONG KONG WILL BE

JOINING MANY RECOGNISING

TOMORROW (MONDAY) IN ANOTHER MILESTONE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF INTERNATIONAL STANDARDISATION.

THE EVENT IS BEING ORGANISED BY THE INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATION STANDARDISATION (ISO) AND THE INTERNATIONAL ELECTROTECHNICAL COMMISSION (IEC).

FOR

THE

TWO ORGANISATIONS

HAVE

IN

DEVELOPING

BEEN ACTIVE

COMPATIBILITY OF INTERNATIONAL PRODUCT STANDARDS AND WORKING TOWARDS SYSTEMS WORLDWIDE FOR THE BENEFIT OF BOTH MANUFACTURERS AND CONSUMERS.

HONG KONG MONITORS CLOSELY THE DEVELOPMENT

OF SUCH STANDARDS

IN THE ISO/IEC.

SERVICES), MARKETS HAD BEEN PLACING MR ERNEST EVANS, SAID HONG INCREASING EMPHASIS ON QUALITY AND CONSUMER SAFETY IN RECENT YEARS.

THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF INDUSTRY (QUALITY

MAJOR KONG'S

"TO PROMOTE