THERE ARE TWO TRADE ASSOCIATIONS).
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DİNNER : GIVEN BY HE AT GOVERNMENT HOUSE.
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ON THE REMAINING DAYS WE SHALL FIT IN A TDC RECEPTION TO EET TH HONG KONG BUSINESS COMMUNITY AT LARGE, A DINNER OFFERED
GARMENT EXPORTERS AND MANUFACTURERS, A LUNCH OR MEETING WITH THE HONG KONG GENERAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND A FAREWELL DINNER HOSED BY THE MINISTER ON THE LAST EVENING. WE ALSO PROPOSE TO ARRANGE A HARBOUR CRUISE (TO SEE THE HARBOUR, CONTAINER PORT, SITES OF THE NEW BRIDGES, AIRPORT AND CASTLE PEAK POWER STATION), A MEETING WITH THE SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES AND VISITS TO NEW TOWN DEVELOPMENT AREAS AND A VISIT TO THE HONG KONG CLOTHING
INDUSTRY TRAINING VCENTRE IN KWAI CHUNG. UNLESS WE HEAR TO THE CONTRARY FOLLOWING YOUR MEETING TODAY, WE SHALL PROCEED TO ARRANGE A PROGRAMME ON THESE LINES. IF MEMBERS OF THE MISSION WOULD LIKE
I CAN ALSO TRY TO ARRANGE AN INFORMAL EVENING JUNK CRUISE TO ABERDEEN HARBOUR FOLLOWED BY FISH SUPPER AT AN OPEN AIR CHINESE RESTAURANT ON LAMMA ISLAND.
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WE SUGGEST THAT THE MINISTER WILL NEED TO MAKE ONLY A BRIEF REPLY AT THE TDC LUNCHEON ON MONDAY 1 SEPTEMBER AND SHOULD MAKE HIS KEYNOTE SPEECH AT HIS OWN FAREWELL DINNER.
7. THE ACTION COMMITTEE DISCUSSED AT LENGTH THE SUGGESTIONS IN PARAS 5 AND 6 OF YOUR TUR FOR A FABRIC DISPLAY. WE CONSIDER THAT IN ORDER OF PRIORITY THE MISSION SHOULD AIM FOR (A) A FIXED DISPLAY AT THE TDC PREMISES WHICH CAN BE SERVICED BY LOCAL AGENTS AND TO WHICH MEMBERS OF THE MISSION CAN DIRECT POTENTIAL CUSTOMERS AND THE MEDIA,
(B) A SMALL DECORATIVE DISPLAY AT THE MINISTER'S DINNER WHICH WE RECOMMEND BE HELD AT THE MANDARIN HOTEL, AND
(C) A POSSIBLE WINDOW DISPLAY BY SHOPS IN THE MANDARIN HOTEL. WE DO NOT THINK A DEPARTMENT STORE DISPLAY IS APPROPRIATE FOR A MISSION AIMED AT THE GARMENT INDUSTRY RATHER THAN THE RETAIL TRADE AND INDEED DOUBBT THE VALUE OF A HOTEL SHOP EFFORT EXCEPT IN RELATION TO FRINGE PUBLICITY. THE MORE PERMANENT DISPLAY AT THE TDC SHOULD ATTRACT SUFFICIENT MEDIA COVERAGE AT THE OUTSET OF THE PROGRAMME,. WE SHOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR DETAILS OF POINTS OF CONTACT WITH AGENTS AND DISPLAY DESIGNERS WHO WILL ASSIST WITH THE CREATION OF ANY DISPLAYS REQUESTED.
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WE NEED AUTHORITY TO CHARGE ANY EXPENSES INCURRED BY THE BTC ON DISPLAYS TO THE DOI. WE SHALL ALSO NEED AUTHORITY TO BOOK A DINNER FOR 30-40 PEOPLE AT THE MANDARIN HOTEL AT AN APPROXIMATE COST OF HKDOLLARS 200 PER HEAD. THIS SEEMS TO ME COMMENSURATE WITH THE RETURN OF THE CONSIDERABLE HOSPITALITY OFFERED BY THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT, THE TDC, THE GARMENT TRADE ETC.
9. YOUR PARA 3. WE ARE DISAPPOINTED AT COURTAULD'S INITIAL
RESPONSE AND YOU SHOULD KNOW THAT THEIR FORMER REPRESENTATIVE HERE CONSIDERED THAT HIS EFFORTS TO BREAK INTO THE FABRIC MARKET FOUNDERED DUE TO THE UNWILLINGNESS OF HIS HEAD OFFICE TO FOLLOW UP HIS INITIAL SMALLISH ORDERS. WE HOPE YOU CAN PERSUADE COURTAULDS (AND OTHERS) THAT THE MARKET WILL UNDOUBTEDLY NEED CAREFUL CULTIVATION AND THAT OUICK RESULTS ARE UNLIKELY.
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FINALLY THE DEPARTMENT OF TRADE INDUSTRY AND CUSTOMS HOPE THAT MR PARKINSON WILL HAVE A SEPARATE AND PRIVATE MEETING WITH THE DIRECTOR AND SENIOR OFFICIALS AND WITH MEMBERS OF THEIR ADVISORY BOARDS TO DISCUSS MATTERS OF WIDER INTEREST. THIS CAN PERHAPS BE ARRANGED ON THE LAST DAY OF THE VISIT WHEN THE INDUSTRY MEMBERS OF THE MISSION WILL NO DOUBT HAVE INDIVIDUAL LEADS TO FOLLOW UP.
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GRATEFUL FOR THE EARLIEST POSSIBLE REPLY AND REPORT ON TODAY'S MEETING IN LONDON. PLEASE COPY THIS TELEGRAM TO MCKELLAR (TDC) AND WEBB JOHNSON (HK GOVERNMENT OFFICE).
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above Joined by Senior officials of the federation of HONG KONG GAIMENT MANU factores Association LNB there are two trade
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