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TUESDAY, JUNE 1, 1993

PARENTS OF CHILDREN WHO HAVE SECURED A DISCRETIONARY PLACE AND HAVE ALREADY REGISTERED WITH A SCHOOL LATE LAST YEAR NEED NOT REPEAT THE REGISTRATION FORMALITIES, HE ADDED.

REGARDING

PARENTS WHO WISH ΤΟ OBTAIN GENERAL INFORMATION PRIMARY ONE ADMISSION PROCEDURES MAY DIAL 891 0088 FOR THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT'S 24-HOUR AUTOMATIC TELEPHONE ENQUIRY SERVICE.

THOSE WHO HAVE FURTHER ENQUIRIES ON THE PROCEDURES MAY

CONTACT

ENQUIRY

THE PRIMARY ONE ADMISSION UNIT ON TELEPHONE 572 4383. THIS SERVICE WILL REMAIN OPEN FROM 9 AM TO 12.30 PM AND FROM 1.30 PM то 4.30 PM ON BOTH SATURDAY AND SUNDAY (JUNE 5 AND 6).

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HK KEEN TO FOSTER ECONOMIC TJES WITH VIETNAM

THE

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF VIETNAM AND THE INCREASING PROSPERITY OF ITS PEOPLE SHOULD INCREASE ITS TRADE AND INVESTMENT FLOWS TOWARDS HONG KONG, THE SECRETARY FOR TRADE AND INDUSTRY, MR TH CHAU, SAID TODAY (TUESDAY).

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SPEAKING AT THE OPENING OF A CONFERENCE TITLED "MANAGING DOI- MOI: A DIALOGUE BETWEEN VIETNAM'S GOVERNMENT AND FOREIGN INVESTORS' MR CHAU SAID VIETNAMESE BUSINESSMEN WERE BOUND ΤΟ WANT TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF HONG KONG'S STRATEGIC POSITION AS A MAJOR INTERNATIONAL TRADE, FINANCIAL AND BUSINESS CENTRE.

HE SAID HONG KONG WAS KEEN TO POSTER CLOSER ECONOMIC TIES WITH VIETNAM, ADDING THAT BILATERAL TRADE BETWEEN VIETNAM AND HONG KONG HAD INCREASED BY ABOUT SIX TIMES IN THE PAST FIVE YEARS.

TOTAL TRADE BETWEEN HONG KONG AND VIETNAM REACHED HK$8.4 BILLION LAST YEAR, ALMOST DOUBLE THAT IN 1991.

HONG KONG'S EXPORTS TO VIETNAM HAVE ALSO RECORDED IMPRESSIVE GROWTH, AN INCREASE BY 150% IN 1992, AFTER A REMARKABLE INCREASE OF 180% IN 1991,

1992.

HONG KONG'S TOTAL EXPORTS TO. VIETNAM REACHED HK$7.3 BILLION IN

HONG KONG HAS BECOME ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT TRADING PARTNERS OF VIETNAM, MR CHAU SAID.

IN 1991,

HONG KONG RANKED AS THE SECOND LARGEST MARKET FOR VIETNAM'S EXPORTS, AND AS THE THIRD LARGEST SOURCE OF HER IMPORTS.

MR

CHAU NOTED THAT SUCH ENCOURAGING DEVELOPMENTS WOULD NOT BE POSSIBLE WITHOUT THE TRADE LIBERALISATION POLICIES ADOPTED BY THE VIETNAMESE GOVERNMENT.

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