HK to Attend First APEC Senior Officials Meeting in 2001Joshua Law, director-general of trade and industry of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR), will leave Hong Kong Saturday to attend the First Senior Officials Meeting (SOM I) of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) in 2001, according to a government press release Friday.The APEC meeting will be held on February 12-13 in Beijing. It will be the first SOM under China's APEC chairmanship this year. At the meeting, senior officials will consider proposals to take forward constructions and initiatives arising from the APEC Economic Leaders' and Ministerial Meetings held in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam in November last year. Major issues for discussion will include APEC's contributions to the strengthening of the multilateral trading system, trade and investment liberalization and facilitation, economic and technical cooperation, new economy issues and means to promote greater interaction with the community. |
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