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The spokesman said APEC senior officials will make their best endeavour to finalise an action agenda for implementing the goal of free and open trade and investment in the region by the year 2020 set down by APEC economic leaders at their last meeting in November 1994.
The October senior officials meeting will be preceded by a meeting of the Committee on Trade and Investment to be held on October 7 and 8, and a series of sub-committee and experts meetings.
An expert group on government procurement also met for a second time yesterday (Thursday). This meeting was chaired by Hong Kong.
The Hong Kong delegation comprises officials from the Trade and Industry Branch, Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in Tokyo, Financial Services Branch, Industry Department, Customs and Excise Department, Government Supplies Department and Trade Department.
APEC membership includes Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Canada, Chile, the People's Republic of China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, Singapore, Chinese Taipei, Thailand and the United States.
End/Friday, October 6, 1995
Chairman for disciplined services committee re-appointed
The Government announced today (Friday) that Mrs Miriam Lau has been re- appointed as the Chairman of the Standing Committee on Disciplined Services Salaries and Conditions of Service.
Also re-appointed are Chairman of the General Disciplined Services Sub- Committee, Mr Ronald Arculli; Chairman of the Police Sub-Committee, Mr Martin Barrow; and members Mr Anthony Cheung; Mr Chow Chun-fai; Mr Poon Chin-hung; Mr Yeung Ka-sing; Mr Brian Renwick and Dr Wilfred Chan.
Mr Anthony Neoh and Mr Tang Kwai-nang have stepped down from the Committee after serving on it for six years. Mr Neoh is succeeded by Mr Renwick as the Chairman of the ICAC Sub-Committee.
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