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"SECONDLY, HONG KONG HAS DIFFICULTY IN PRINCIPLE REQUESTS FROM OUR TRADING PARTNERS FOR OUR CERTIFICATION IMPLEMENT THEIR ORIGIN RULES AND CERTIFICATION PROCEDURES.

WITH ANY SYSTEM TO

REQUIREMENTS;

CERTIFICATION

IT IS SYSTEM ENFORCEMENT AND CONTROL

"HONG KONG ACTIVELY TRADES WITH MANY COUNTRIES AND THERE ARE AS MANY DIFFERENT ORIGIN RULES AND CERTIFICATION SIMPLY IMPOSSIBLE IN PRACTICE FOR US TO HAVE A THAT MEETS THE REQUIREMENTS OF ALL OF THEM. WOULD ALSO BE DIFFICULT, HE SAID.

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NEW HK DIRECTOR HEADS WESTERN USA TRADE OFFICE

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THE GOVERNMENT HAS APPOINTED MR THOMAS CHAN THE NEW DIRECTOR TO HEAD ITS U.S. WEST COAST

AND TRADE OFFICE FROM TOMORROW

(SATURDAY).

ECONOMIC

.

KONG MR CHAN WILL BE BASED IN SAN FRANCISCO TO LOOK AFTER HONG

HE SUCCEEDS MR - INTERESTS IN THE WESTERN HALF OF THE UNITED STATES.

1988. PETER JOHNSON WHO HAS HELD THE POST SINCE JANUARY 1,

A MR CHAN WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR OVERSEEING THE PROMOTION OF

AND TRADE GOOD UNDERSTANDING OF HONG KONG, DEALING WITH ECONOMIC

PIVOTAL ISSUES ON BEHALF OF THE TERRITORY, AND FURTHERING HONG KONG'S

TO ROLE IN THE RAPIDLY EXPANDING PACIFIC RIM ECONOMY AND AS A GATEWAY CHINA.

IN

A

NEW

FOUR

IN BORN

HONG KONG IN 1950, MR CHAN JOINED THE HONG KONG

SERVED SERVICE IN 1973. DURING HIS CAREER, HE HAS GOVERNMENT NUMBER

DEPARTMENTS OF

AND INCLUDING THE FINANCE BRANCH, CITY TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION, HOUSING DEPARTMENT AND RADIO TELEVISION

HE WAS DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION SERVICES FOR HUNG LONG, YEARS BEFORE HIS PRESENT ASSIGNMENT.

THE

WAS FRANCISCO HONG KONG ECONOMIC AND TRADE OFFICE IN SAN OPENED IN 1986. IN THE PAST FEW YEARS, IT HAS ESTABLISHED EXCELLENT RELATIONSHIPS WITH SENIOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND STATE OFFICIALS AS WELL

THE MAJOR PRIVATE ORGANISATIONS AND THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY IN WESTERN STATES OF THE UNITED STATES.

AS

IT ALSO WORKS CLOSELY WITH THE HONG KONG ASSOCIATIONS FRANCISCO, LOS ANGELES AND SEATTLE WITH THE AIM OF FORGING ECONOMIC LINKS BETWEEN THESE MAJOR U.S. CITIES AND HONG KONG.

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IN

SAN CLOSER

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