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MONDAY, JULY 4, 1994

SEM TO ATTEND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON EDUCATION IN HONOLULU

THE

MICHAEL LEUNG, A MINISTERIAL-

EDUCATION AND MANPOWER, MR SECRETARY FOR LEFT

HONOLULU, HAWAII, TODAY (MONDAY) TO ATTEND LEVEL CONFERENCE ON EDUCATION ORGANISED BY THE EDUCATION COMMISSION OF THE STATES.

CONFERENCE

"THE ENTITLED

AN

FUTURE OF EDUCATION: THE

WILL BE ATTENDED BY DELEGATES ASIAN/PACIFIC-NORTH AMERICAN DIALOGUE", WILL BE ATTENDED BY FROM AUSTRALIA, CANADA, TAIWAN, JAPAN, MEXICO, PACIFIC ISLANDS, CHINA, RUSSIA, THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA AND SINGAPORE, IN ADDITION TO THE UNITED STATES.

PROMOTING THE TWO-DAY CONFERENCE ON JULY 6 AND 7, IS AIMED AT

AMONG EDUCATION POLICY MAKERS OF UNDERSTANDING

VARIOUS EDUCATION POLICIES AND PROGRAMMES OF THE PARTICIPATING COUNTRIES AND PLACES.

IT IS ALSO HOPED THAT THE CONFERENCE WILL PROVIDE A BASIS FUTURE COLLABORATION ON MATTERS RELATING TO EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT.

DEPUTY SECRETARY OTHER PARTICIPANTS EDUCATION AND MANPOWER MR KEVIN MAK AND DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF MR ROBERT LO.

FROM HONG KONG ARE

FOR

FOR

EDUCATION

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POSTMASTER GENERAL ATTENDING POSTAL UNION MEETING IN AUSTRALIA

THE POSTMASTER GENERAL, MR MIKE PAGLIARI, IS ATTENDING A WEEK-LONG MEETING OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL OF THE ASIAN-PACIFIC POSTAL UNION (APPU) IN QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA. THE MEETING WILL FINISH TOMORROW (JULY 5).

APPU IS ONE OF THE 'RESTRICTED UNIONS' (THAT IS REGIONAL BODIES) OF THE UNIVERSAL POSTAL UNION.

APPU MEMBERS INCLUDE POSTAL ADMINISTRATIONS FROM ALL COUNTRIES IN ASIA AND THE WESTERN PACIFIC INCLUDING MANY OF HONG KONG'S MAJOR TRADING PARTNERS SUCH AS CHINA, JAPAN AND AUSTRALIA.

THESE POSTAL ADMINISTRATIONS HAVE ALWAYS ENJOYED A CLOSE WORKING RELATIONSHIP AND REGULARLY EXCHANGE LARGE VOLUMES OF MAIL WITH HONG KONG.

HONG KONG HAS ATTENDED THEIR MEETINGS SINCE 1985..

21ST

THIS

THE AGENDA OF THIS YEAR'S APPU EXECUITVE COUNCIL MEETING

THE FOCUSES ON THE MAJOR PROPOSALS WHICH WILL BE DELIBERATED ÁT CONGRESS OF THE UNIVERSAL POSTAL UNION TO BE HELD IN SEOUL LATER YEAR.

/THESE PROPOSALS