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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1994

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STI TO ATTEND SIXTH APEC MINISTERIAL MEETING

THE SECRETARY FOR TRADE AND INDUSTRY, MR T H CHAU, LEFT FOR JAKARTA TODAY (WEDNESDAY) TO REPRESENT HONG MINISTERIAL MEETING OF THE ASIA-PACIFIC ECONOMIC TO BE HELD IN INDONESIA ON NOVEMBER 11 AND 12.

KONG AT THE SIXTH CO-OPERATION (APEC)

THE

THE MEETING WILL REVIEW THE WORK OF APEC IN 1994, CONSIDER RECOMMENDATIONS OF APEC SENIOR OFFICIALS, WHO ARE NOW MEETING IN AND CHART THE PROGRAMME AND DIRECTION FOR APEC'S ACTIVITIES IN THE COMING YEARS.

JAKARTA,

THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF TRADE, MR TONY MILLER, IS HONG KONG'S REPRESENTATIVE AT THE SENIOR OFFICIALS MEETING.

"THE PRIMARY OBJECTIVES OF APEC ARE ΤΟ PROMOTE REGIONAL ECONOMIC CO-OPERATION AND TO FACILITATE TRADE AND INVESTMENT IN THE REGION," MR CHAU SAID.

"APART FROM REVIEWING THE CURRENT WORK OF APEC TO THESE

ENDS, MINISTERS WILL ALSO DISCUSS THE PROPOSALS FOR ACHIEVING FREE TRADE IN THE REGION PUT FORWARD BY THE EMINENT PERSONS GROUP AND THE PACIFIC BUSINESS FORUM, HE ADDED.

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MR CHAU WILL ALSO TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXCHANGE VIEWS MINISTERS FROM OTHER APEC ECONOMIES ON TRADE AND ECONOMIC ISSUES OF CONCERN TO HONG KONG.

OTHER MEMBERS OF THE HONG KONG DELEGATION INCLUDE THE GOVERNMENT ECONOMIST, MR KY TANG; DEPUTY SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC SERVICES, MR AR CLARK; AND DEPUTY DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF INDUSTRY, MR DOMINIC LAW.

APEC IS AN INFORMAL FORUM FOR HIGH LEVEL GOVERNMENT-TO- GOVERNMENT DIALOGUE ON TRADE AND ECONOMIC ISSUES, AND AT PRESENT COMPRISES 17 MEMBERS.

BESIDES HONG KONG, OTHER MEMBERS ARE: AUSTRALIA, DARUSSALAM, CANADA, CHINA, INDONESIA, JAPAN, KOREA, MALAYSIA, NEW ZEALAND, PAPUA NEW GUINEA, THE PHILIPPINES, SINGAPORE, TAIPEI, THAILAND AND THE USA. CHILE WILL BECOME A MEMBER MINISTERIAL MEETING.

BRUNEI

MEXICO,

CHINESE

AT THE

REGIONAL AIR TRAFFIC FLOW SYSTEM BEING DEVELOPED

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HONG KONG IS IN CLOSE LIAISON WITH ALL NEIGHBOURING AUTHORITIES SYSTEM TO DEVELOP AN INTEGRATED REGIONAL AIR TRAFFIC FLOW MANAGEMENT ΤΟ REGULATE TRAFFIC THROUGHPUT TO ENSURE A SAFE AND EXPEDITIOUS OF TRAFFIC INTO AND OUT OF THE HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.

FLOW

PETER

THIS WAS REVEALED BY THE DIRECTOR OF CIVIL AVIATION, MR LOK KUNG-NAM. WHEN ADDRESSING THE ASIA PACIFIC '94 AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL CONFERENCE THIS (WEDNESDAY) MORNING.

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