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Far East 84

Hong Kong—November 12-16

Expoship Far East 84, a maritime exposition organized by Seatrade

Far East and sponsored by the Hong

Kong Shipowners Association and the Hong Kong General Chamber of

Commerce, will be held at the Hong

Kong Exhibition Center November 12-16 this year. Complementing the exposition will be a Seatrade Con- ference to take place at the Regent

Hotel in Hong Kong November 14 and 15.

Expoship Far East has become established as the premier maritime exhibition in the Far East—an area of major activity in world shipping.

The show provides an opportunity to make important business con- tacts in the stimulating atmosphere of Hong Kong's thriving shipping community. The conference will bring together top people in the international shipping industry to discuss vital issues, including the financing and politics of shipping. It will be opened by his excellency Sir

Edward Youde, Governor of

Hong Kong. Conference chairman is

Frank Chao, president of Wah

Kwong & Company (Hong Kong)

Ltd.

Wednesday, November 14

Shipping and the Financier

The spate of shipping bankrupt- cies and near bankruptcies over the past two years is forcing some tradi- tional lenders to the industry to reassess their presence in this vola- tile market. Can the shipowners and shipbuilders still take it for granted that necessary financing will be available to meet all the needs of the industry, or will the small non-cor- porate owners be squeezed out by the blue chip borrowers? This first day of the conference will look at the potential changes to traditional lending patterns and examine the available alternatives.

Following the opening address by

Governor Youde, an introductory address will be made by M.H.

Liang, chairman of the Hong Kong

Shipowners Association and execu- tive director of Island Navigation

Corporation. Speakers on the first day's program will include J. Gra- ham Day, chairman and chief ex- ecutive of British Shipbuilders, and

Y. Miyauchi, president of Orient

Leasing Company Ltd.

Thursday, November 15

The Politics of Shipping

The failure to achieve a satisfac- tory compromise at UNCTAD's re- cent conference on the registration of ships seems to have confirmed fears that the views of the develop- ing countries are irreconcilable with those of the established maritime powers. Is the shipping industry doomed to further confrontation over the open registry question— both at intergovernmental and union level?

The second day of the conference will establish the relative positions of the parties to the dispute and explore the chances of a compro- mise being reached at either the political or commercial level. Speak- ers will include: P. Geraghty, fed- eral secretary, Seamen's Union of

Australia; R.A. Humphrey, head,

Maritime Transport and Tourism

Division, OECD; A.S. Price, chair- man, Liberian Shipowners' Council

Ltd.; C. Salen, chairman, Intercar- go; and R. Vogel, a COSCO execu- tive and acting director, Shipping

Division, UNCTAD.

Expoship Exhibitors

Asea Hagglunds Hong Kong Ltd.

Asian Trade Journals Ltd.

Association of Finnish Shipbuilders

Bank of America, Hong Kong

Bank of Credit & Commerce Hong Kong

Ltd.

Barber Ship Management Ltd.,

Hong Kong

BRITISH PAVILION:

British Overseas Trade Board

British Marine Equipment Council

British Hovercraft Corp.

British Ship Research Association

British Shipbuilders

Camrex Ltd.

Graviner Ltd.

Harland & Wolff Ltd.

J. Robertson & Sons (Fleetwood) Ltd.

Kelvin Hughes

London Commodity Exchange

Neco Marine Ltd.

Racal Decca

Taylor Pallister Pic. •

Candia Company SA, Greece

Chantiers Naval de I'Esterel, France

Chemical Bank, Hong Kong

China National Import & Export

Association PRC

China United Shipbuilding, PRC

China Ocean Shipping Company (COSCO), PRC