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Information Sheet No. A-0139(I)



                     Information Sheet
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No. A-0139(I)					 Date-25-9-97


(1)		Swiss Francs 200,000 for Flood Relief

		International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
presented Swiss francs 200,000 (US $ 133,333.35) for flood relief in Myanmar
to Myanmar Red Cross Society on 24 September.
 
(2)		ROK Ambassador Donates US $ 30,000 fir Flood Relief

		Ambassador of the Republic of Korea Mr Kyong Bo Choi handed US $ 30,000 to
Minister for Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement Maj-Gen Soe Myint as a
donation for flood relief in Myanmar at the Minister?s office on 24
September.



OFFICE CALLS IN YANGON ON 24 SEPTEMBER

(A)		Minister for Hotels and Tourism Lt-Gen Kyaw Ba received Deputy Director
Mr Zhang Xian An and party of Yunnan Province Travel and Tourism
Administration of the People?s Republic of China at his office. They
discussed promotion of tourism at Myanmar-China border.

(B)		Minister for Hotels and Tourism Lt-Gen Kyaw Ba received Project Director
Mr Peter Conlan of Doulos International of Germany at his office. The project
director proposed a scheduled visit of 300 tourists of 35 countries on a
luxury liner to Myanmar.

(C)		Minister for Commerce Lt-Gen Tun Kyi received Director Mr Michael Kong
of Hong Kong Trade Development Council and party at his office.

(D)		Minister for Transport Lt-Gen Thein Win received Chairman Mr Hans W
Steiter of Norasia Hovercraft Ltd of Switzerland and party at his office.

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