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(e)

The Governor

said

that

he

had

been very'

Kong's

potential as. operations in China.

impressed talking to businessmen in Melbourne beyond 1997 and saw Hong

springboard a

who clearly looked

for

(£)

The

Governor

said that

Australia's flexible were helpful, to Australian businesses in Hong

(g)

immigration arrangements particularly

Kong. He said that he understood the need for a universal policy.

Dr Hewson said that ignorance of Asia was a problem in Australia. Businessmen had been confused by changes

in the Government's policy. He thought

situation

awareness

was of

the

changing and

importance

an

of

Australian that the increasing Australia's

role in the region was emerging.

водье

(Christopher I C Jackson) DPS/GH 21.5.91

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