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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1992

THE THEME OF THE MEETING IS "OPEN REGIONALISM

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A PACIFIC MODEL FOR GLOBAL ECONOMIC COOPERATION", HE SAID, ADDING THAT THE HONG KONG DELEGATION WILL BE PLAYING AN ACTIVE PART IN THE MEETING, PROVIDING SPEAKERS AND DISCUSSANTS FOR VARIOUS SESSIONS.

THE HONG KONG DELEGATION то PECC IX COMPRISES BOTH HKCPEC MEMBERS AS WELL AS OBSERVERS.

APART FROM DR CH'IEN, PARTICIPANTS FROM THE BUSINESS SECTOR INCLUDE THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF THE PROVISIONAL HONG KONG INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY CENTRE CO. LTD, DR WINSTON LIANG; MANAGING DIRECTOR OF MILO'S MANUFACTURING CO. LTD, MR WILLY LIN; MANAGER (BUSINESS PLANNING) OF HONG KONG TELECOM, DR WILLIAM LO, AND MANAGING DIRECTOR OF SPENCER STUART & ASSOCIATES, MR MARTIN TANG.

PARTICIPANTS FROM THE GOVERNMENT SECTOR ARE DEPUTY SECRETARY FOR TRADE AND INDUSTRY AND VICE-CHAIRMAN OF HKCPEC, MISS DENISE YUE; ASSISTANT DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF TRADE AND SECRETARY-GENERAL OF НКСРЕС, MR JOHN C TSANG; DIRECTOR OF THE HONG KONG ECONOMIC AND TRADE IN SAN FRANCISCO, MR PETER JOHNSON; GOVERNMENT ECONOMIST, MR K AND PRINCIPAL TRADE OFFICER, MISS JOANNA CHOI.

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PARTICIPANTS FROM THE ACADEMIC SECTOR ARE DEAN OF FACULTY HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES, CITY POLYTECHNIC OF HONG KONG, DR JOSEPH Y S CHENG; EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE INSTITUTE FOR PACIFIC BASIN STUDIES, DOMINICAN COLLEGE IN CALIFORNIA, DR FRANCES LAI; CHAIRMAN OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS, CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG, DR LIU PAK-WAJ AND DIRECTOR OF THE HONG KONG INSTITUTE OF ASIA-PACIFIC STUDIES, CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG, PROFESSOR

YEUNG YUE-MAN.

HKCPEC WAS SET UP ON MARCH 19, 1990 TO ADVISE ON MATTERS RELATING TO HONG KONG'S PARTICIPATION IN THE PECC AND TO CO-ORDINATE HONG KONG'S INPUT TO THE COUNCIL.

IT COMPRISES PROMINENT PERSONS FROM BUSINESS AND ACADEMIC SECTORS AND FROM THE GOVERNMENT, ALL PARTICIPATING IN THEIR PERSONAL CAPACITY.

PECC IS A NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANISATION SET UP IN 1980 TO DEVELOP CLOSE COOPERATION IN TRADE AND ECONOMIC POLICY ISSUES IN THE PACIFIC REGION. HONG KONG WAS ADMITTED INTO THE PECC IN MAY 1991.

ECONOMIES

PECC COMPRISES 20 MEMBER COMMITTEES REPRESENTING THE OF AUSTRALIA, BRUNEI DARUSSALAM, CANADA, CHILE, CHINA, HONG KONG, INDONESIA, JAPAN, KOREA, MALAYSIA, MEXICO, NEW ZEALAND, PERU, THE PHILIPPINES, RUSSIA, SINGAPORE, CHINESE TAIPEI, THAILAND, THE UNITED STATES AND THE PACIFIC ISLAND NATIONS, AND TWO INSTITUTIONAL

MEMBERS, THE PACIFIC BASIN ECONOMIC COUNCIL AND THE PACIFIC TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE.

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