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HONG KONG CHAMBER OF COMMERCE DELEGATION
1.
HONG KONG GENERAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ARE SENDING A
DELEGATION TO BRITAIN NEXT MONTH TO HOLD SEMINARS AND
DISCUSSIONS AIMED AT DEMONSTRATING THE ECONOMIC VALUE OF
HONG KONG TO BRITAIN BOTH INTRINSICALLY AND AS A GATEWAY TO
CHINA. APPARENT INTENTION IS TO AVOID EMOTIONAL
CONFRONTATION ON ANGLO/HONG KONG ISSUES AND APPEAL TO
BUSINESS SENSE, PRESUMABLY WITH THE PRIMARY AIM OF
INFLUENCING THE PASSPORT AND NATIONALITY ISSUE.
2.
DELEGATION WILL COMPRISE DR
VISIT IS SCHEDULED FOR 11-13 SEPTEMBER POSSIBLY
EXTENDING TO 15 SEPTEMBER.
HELMUT SOHMEN (CHAIRMAN OF THE CHAMBER AND SON IN LAW OF SIR Y K PAO), MR VINCENT LO (CHAIRMAN OF SHUI ON GROUP), THE HON MARTIN BARROW (JARDINE MATHESON, MEMBER OF LEGCO), MR DAVID HUMANN (PRICE WATERHOUSE), MR JP LEE (HONG KONG CHINESE BANK), BRIGADIER IAN CHRISTIE (DIRECTOR OF THE CHAMBER).
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THE HONG KONG GENERAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE (QUITE
SEPARATE OF COURSE FROM THE BRITISH CHAMBER) IS A HIGHLY PRESTIGIOUS AND INFLUENTIAL BODY, MORE AKIN PERHAPS TO THE CBI THAN A REGIONAL CHAMBER IN THE UK. IT REPRESENTS ALL
THE LEADING COMMERCIAL INTERESTS IN HONG KONG AND IS
CONSULTED FREQUENTLY BY THE GOVERNMENT.
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