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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1993

IN VIEW OF THE LIMITED EDITION OF THE PROOF COIN COLLECTIONS, SALES WILL BE RESTRICTED TO FIVE SETS PER PERSON.

COMMEMORATIVE COIN SETS

"NET PROCEEDS FROM THE SALES OF THE WILL BE USED TO FINANCE, IN WHOLE OR IN ᏢᎪᎡᎢ . CAREFULLY SELECTED PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

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A LIMITED QUANTITY OF THE 1988 PROOF AND BRILLIANT UNCIRCULATED COIN COLLECTIONS, COMPRISING SEVEN COINS RANGING FROM THE FIVE-CENT TO THE $5 COIN, ARE STILL AVAILABLE AT THE TWO BANKS.

ART WORKS FOR APEC SECRETARIAT

THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT HAS DONATED A SCULPTURE AND A HUGE COLOUR PHOTOGRAPHIC PRINT TO THE ASIA PACIFIC ECONOMIC CO-OPERATION (APEC) TO CELEBRATE THE OFFICIAL OPENING OF ITS SECRETARIAT OFFICE SINGAPORE.

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THE SCULPTURE, ENTITLED "NEW BORN" IS A PIECE CREATED LOCAL SCULPTOR VAN LAU, WHILE THE PHOTOGRAPH SHOWS THE MAGNIFICENT SKYLINE OF HONG KONG. THEY WILL BE PUT ON DISPLAY IN THE NEW SECRETARIAT OFFICE.

DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF TRADE, MR DONALD TSANG, AND DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF TRADE, MR JOHN TSANG, WILL LEAVE FOR TONIGHT (THURSDAY) TO ATTEND THE OPENING CEREMONY.

THEY WILL STAY IN SINGAPORE FOR TWO DAYS AND VIEWS ON MATTERS OF MUTUAL INTEREST WITH THE MINISTER INDUSTRY, AND WITH GOVERNMENT OFFICERS.

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ASSISTANT SINGAPORE

EXCHANGE FOR TRADE AND

THE APEC SECRETARIAT IS SET UP TO FACILITATE AND CO-ORDINATE ITS ACTIVITIES AND ENHANCE ITS EFFICIENCY IN PROMOTING ECONOMIC CO-OPERATION.

IS ASSISTED

THE OFFICE IS HEADED BY AN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WHO BY A DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. FIVE FUNCTIONAL OFFICES WILL BE ESTABLISHED AND FILLED BY PROFESSIONAL STAFF SECONDED FROM APEC MEMBER ECONOMIES.

THE HONG KONG SECONDEE WILL BE IN CHARGE OF ONE OF THESE FUNCTIONAL OFFICES AND BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE OVERALL ADMINISTRATION OF THE APEC SECRETARIAT, INCLUDING PERSONNEL AND FINANCE.

AT PRESENT, ABOUT 80 PER CENT OF HONG KONG'S TRADE 18 WITH ECONOMIES IN THE ASIA-PACIFIC REGION, AND APEC, AS AN

IMPORTANT GOVERNMENT-TO-GOVERNMENT ORGANISATION OF WHICH HONG KONG IS A MEMBER, IS FAST BECOMING THE LEADING FORUM FOR PROMOTING REGIONAL ECONOMIC AND TRADE CO-OPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT.

/APEC COMPRISES