SCIT to attend WTO meetings in Geneva
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    The Secretary for Commerce, Industry and Technology, Mr John Tsang, will leave for Geneva tonight (November 7)  for meetings of the World Trade Organization (WTO).

     In Geneva, trade ministers from various WTO economies will take stock of the progress of negotiation ahead of the Sixth Ministerial Conference (MC6) of WTO to be held in Hong Kong next month. There will also be exchanges among ministers on issues which would need to be addressed at the MC6.

     Mr Tsang will return to Hong Kong on Thursday (November 10).

Ends/Monday, November 7, 2005
Issued at HKT 18:24

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