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FOLLOWING FOR K Y YEUNG, DEPUTY SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC SERVICES,

GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, HONG KONG

COMMONWEALTH HEADS OF GOVERNMENT MEETING (CHOGM): COMMONWEALTH

REGIONAL CONSULTATIVE GROUP ON TRADE AND WORKSHOP ON CURRENT

INTERNATIONAL TRADE ISSUES

1. THE AUSTRALIAN HIGH COMMISSION IN LONDON HAVE ASKED ME TO

PASS ON TO YOU FROM CANBERRA AN INVITATION FOR TWO DELEGATES FROM See (10)

HONG KONG TO ATTEND A WORKSHOP ON CURRENT DEVELOPMENTS IN INTER-

NATIONAL TRADE, TO BE HELD IN CANBERRA ON 28 AND 29 JUNE UNDER

THE AUSPICES OF THE COMMONWEALTH REGIONAL CONSULTATIVE GROUP ON

TRADE (WHOSE 5TH MEETING WILL BE HELD FROM 30 JUNE TO 2 JULY).

2.

THE WORKSHOP IS BEING ORGANISED BY AUSTRALIA AND IS INTENDED

TO CANVASS SUCH MATTERS AS CURRENT DEVELOPMENT IN INTERNATIONAL

TRADE, PROTECTIONISM AND STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT, NON-TARIFF BARRIER

AND TRADE LIBERALISATION AND ECONOMIC COOPERATION AMONG

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES.

3. THE WORKSHOP IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY 'FOR

COUNTRIES WHICH ARE NOT NORMALLY REPRESENTED AT DISCUSSIONS IN

MAJOR MULTILATERAL TRADE FORUMS TO ACQUAINT THEMSELVES WITH THE

CURRENT ISSUES CONFRONTING THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY AND THE

MATTERS LIKELY TO OCCUPY THE ATTENTION OF COUNTRIES AT THE

FORTHCOMING GATT MINISTERIAL MEETING'.

4.

THE HIGH COMMISSION SUGGEST YOU PROVIDE THE AUSTRALIAN MISSION

IN HONG KONG WITH THE NECESSARY INFORMATION REGARDING REPRESENT-

ATION AT THE WORKSHOP (INCLUDING NAMES, ARRIVAL TIMES AND

ACCOMMODATION REQUIREMENTS). THE MISSION HAVE DETAILS OF BOTH

THE WORKSHOP AND THE CONSULTATIVE GROUP ON TRADE.

SIGNED P J WILLIAMSON

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