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Press Release 2008

41st meeting of Hong Kong Committee for Pacific Economic Cooperation
Friday, June 27, 2008

The following is issued on behalf of the Hong Kong Committee for Pacific Economic Cooperation:

The 41st Meeting of the Hong Kong Committee for Pacific Economic Cooperation (HKCPEC) to be held next Thursday (July 3) will be open to the public. The meeting will be held at 3pm in Room 1814, 18/F, Trade and Industry Department Tower, 700 Nathan Road, Mong Kok, Kowloon.

The Chairman of the HKCPEC, Prof Sung Yun-wing, will chair the meeting. Major items to be discussed include report on activities organised by the HKCPEC, report on participation of the HKCPEC in recent Pacific Economic Cooperation Council (PECC) events, and outcomes of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation meetings.

Members of the public are welcome to attend the meeting. In view of limited seating capacity at the meeting venue, admission to the meeting is on a first-come-first-served basis.

Those interested in attending the meeting are requested to enrol with the HKCPEC Secretariat by noon next Wednesday (July 2).

For detailed information on the agenda, reservations and enquiries, please contact the HKCPEC Secretariat at 2398 5449 or 2398 5594.

The HKCPEC was established in March, 1990, to co-ordinate Hong Kong's participation in the PECC. In line with the nature of the PECC, the HKCPEC is tripartite, comprising members from the government, academia and the business sector.

PECC is a non-governmental organisation set up in 1980 with the purpose of developing closer co-operation in trade and economic issues among economies in the region.

Currently, PECC has a total of 26 Member Committees, of which 22 are full members representing the economies of Australia; Brunei Darussalam; Canada; Chile; China; Colombia; Ecuador; Hong Kong, China; Indonesia; Japan; Korea; Malaysia; Mexico; New Zealand; the Pacific Islands Forum; Peru; the Philippines; Singapore; Chinese Taipei; Thailand; the United States; and Vietnam. PECC also has two associate members representing France (Pacific Territories) and Mongolia, and two institutional members which are the Pacific Trade and Development Conference and Pacific Basin Economic Council.

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