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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1993

APEC AFFIRMS SUPPORT OF UR TALKS

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A KEY OBJECTIVE FOR HONG KONG AT THE ASIA-PACIFIC CO-OPERATION (APEC) CONFERENCE IN SEATTLE WILL BE TO SECURE MINISTERIAL DECLARATION IN SUPPORT OF THE URUGUAY ROUND NEGOTIATIONS.

ECONOMIC

A STRONG OF TRADE

LEADER OF THE HONG KONG DELEGATION TAKING PART IN THE APEC SENIOR OFFICIALS MEETING, MR TONY MILLER, SAID HONG KONG WOULD VERY MUCH LIKE TO SEE APEC MINISTERS DELIVERING A CLEAR VOTE OF CONFIDENCE IN THE MULTILATERAL TRADING SYSTEM AND A FIRM COMMITMENT TO AND SUCCESSFUL CONCLUSION TO THE URUGUAY ROUND.

AN EARLY

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"WE NEED A STATEMENT OF FIRM RESOLVE FROM ALL APEC MEMBERS PURSUE A SUCCESSFUL CONCLUSION OF THE URUGUAY ROUND OF NEGOTIATIONS BY THE END OF THIS YEAR.

THIS, THAT FORWARD TO

"WE HOPE THE MINISTERIAL DECLARATION WILL INCLUDE IT WILL HAVE SOME SUBSTANCE TO IT AND WE ARE LOOKING CRAFTING THIS DOCUMENT WITH OUR COUNTERPARTS IN APEC," MR MILLER SAID.

ON SUBJECTS BEING DISCUSSED AT THE SENIOR OFFICIALS MEETING ON NOVEMBER

15,

MR MILLER SAID PARTICIPATION OF BUSINESS AND NON-BUSINESS ORGANISATIONS IN APEC ACTIVITIES HAD BEEN A KEY THEME.

"WE HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR MORE WAYS

ΤΟ INVOLVE THE BUSINESS SECTOR IN AN EFFECTIVE AND CONSTRUCTIVE WAY IN APEC'S WORK, AND WAYS IN WHICH INTER-ASIA-PACIFIC BUSINESS ORGANISATIONS CAN PROVIDE BETTER INPUT INTO APEC.

HE SAID.

"THIS WILL BE AN ISSUE MINISTERS WILL ALSO WANT TO ADDRESS,"

APEC SENIOR OFFICIALS ALSO AGREED THAT OTHER NON-BUSINESS ORGANISATIONS COULD HAVE A COMPLEMENTARY ROLE TO PLAY, AND APEC WOULD LOOK FOR OPPORTUNITIES FOR LIAISING WITH THEM IN A CONSTRUCTIVE WAY.

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MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR LOCAL GROUPS TO MEET BEC

ELECTION COMMISSION

THE BOUNDARY AND

THREE HAS SET ASIDE ADDITIONAL DAYS TO MEET REPRESENTATIVES FROM LOCAL ORGANISATIONS WHO WISH TO EXPRESS VIEWS ON THE COMMISSION'S PROVISIONAL RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE ON THE NAMES AND BOUNDARIES OF PROPOSED CONSTITUENCY AREAS 1994 DISTRICT BOARD ELECTIONS.

ON

то MEETINGS, THE

BE HELD FROM NOVEMBER 25 TO 27, ARE BY APPOINTMENTS ONLY. THEY WILL BE HELD AT THE COMMISSION SECRETARIAT THE 10TH FLOOR OF HARBOUR CENTRE AT 25 HARBOUR ROAD, WAN CHAI.

ADDITIONAL

REQUESTED

BY

WISHING ΤΟ ORGANISATIONS

MAKE USE OF THE OPPORTUNITIES TO MAKE REPRESENTATIONS TO THE COMMISSION ARE

MAKE PRIOR APPOINTMENTS WITH THE COMMISSION SECRETARIAT TELEPHONE ON 827 7133, ON OR BEFORE NOVEMBER 22 (MONDAY).

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/THESE MEETINGS