TNAG-0131-FCO40-167-Asia-Committee-of-British-National-Export-Council-1969 — Page 16

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Minutes of the Twentysecond Meeting, held on Monday 9th Juno, 1969, at 11a.m. in the BNEC Committee Room.

Hamm 0.B.E. (Chairman)

Present

Mr. J. H.

Mr. E. S.

Bush

In Attendance

Apologies

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Mr. H. J. Collar C.B.E.

Mr. J. E. Gowors

Mr. E. G. A. Grimwood 0.B.E.

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Mr. D. R. Love

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Mr. E. C. Van Hel den M.B.E.

Miss D. G. Ward (Secretary)

Mr. I. F. Trevor (Secretary BNEC/Asia) hir. D. Payne (BNEC/Asia)

Apologies were received from Mr. E. P. Heath 0.B.E.

MINUTES OF TIL: LAST MENTING

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MATTERS ARISING

(a) Electrical and Telecommunications Equipment (Min. 8/69)

Mr. Payne said that he had spoken to Commander Robertson about the possibility of S.I.M.A. arranging a visit to Hong Kong following British Week Tokyo, and had been told that S.I.M.A. were already committed to a presence in Warsaw at that time, with a further venture in Israel later in the year.

Their programme was also full with three major, and two minor promotions "on the bill", so that 1971 would be the earliest likely date for an effort in Hong Kong.

(b) BEALA Mission (Min. 13/69)

Replying to a question by lir. Love, lir. Payne said that it was now unlikely that BEAMA would be sponsoring a mission to Hong Kong before January or February 1970.

EXPORT FIGURES

The official Board of Trade figures were not available. Mr. Bush, however, was able to quote the following comparative figures:

April 1969 £6,844,000

U.K. EXPORTS TO HONG KONG

Jan-April 1969 £27,612,000

April 1968 £5,245,000

Jan-April 1968 £24,506,000

RECEIVED IN REGISTRY No.51 24 JUN 1969

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