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CHAN TO VISIT JAPAN AND KOREA
March 26, 1999 (3:10 p.m. EST) No. 65
CHAN TO VISIT JAPAN AND KOREA
Secretary of State (Asia-Pacific) Raymond Chan announced that he will lead a business delegation to Japan and visit South Korea from March
28 to
April 2.
"The past year and a half has been turbulent for Asian economies. This visit will provide an excellent opportunity to strengthen our ties and
reiterate our commitment to the region," said Mr. Chan. "I am pleased that over a dozen business people and provincial government
representatives will join me in Japan."
The Secretary of State (Asia-Pacific) will be in Japan from March 28 to March 31. His visit will begin in Tokyo, where he will meet with officials of
the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and then he will be hosted by the Port of Yokohama, which has a sister relationship with the Port of Vancouver.
Mr. Chan will also represent Canada at Health Care '99, Japan's premier international medical import trade show. A number of Canadian
companies will be represented among approximately 200 exporting companies from 15 different countries seeking to enter, or to expand their
activities in, the world's second-largest health-care market.
Mr. Chan will then travel to Kyushu Island where he will meet with the Vice-Governor of Fukuoka Prefecture, the Mayor of Fukuoka City, the
Canadian head of UN Habitat for Asia, the Canada-Fukuoka Society, participants in the Canadian-Japanese Exchange and Teaching Program,
and the Chairman of the Kyushu Electric Power Company (Kyuden).
On March 31, Mr. Chan will proceed to South Korea. In Seoul, he will meet with Korea's Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade and the Minister of
Commerce, Industry and Energy to discuss expanding business and investment co-operation with Canada. The Secretary of State (Asia-Pacific)
will deliver the keynote address at a luncheon gathering of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Korea.
Before returning to Canada, Mr. Chan will travel to Chonju, the capital of North Cholla Province, to witness the signing of a Memorandum of
Agreement between SNC-Lavalin International and North Cholla Province that will establish commercial
collaboration on the Saemankeum Reclamation Project and related environmental facilities planned for the region.
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For further information, media representatives may contact:
Naseem Nuraney
Office of the Secretary of State (Asia-Pacific)
(613) 995-1852
Media Relations Office
Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade
(613) 995-1874
LIST OF CANADIAN EXHIBITORS AT JETRO HEALTHCARE '99
MARCH 30-APRIL 3, 1999
TOKYO INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION CENTRE
Healthcare products sector
1) Broda Seating
Waterloo, Ontario
Tel: (519) 746-8080
Contacts: Elise Fortuna and David Heap
Japanese distributor: Iuchi Seieido Co., Ltd.
2) Pinel Medical Inc.
Waterloo, Ontario
Tel: (519) 888-0997
Fax: (519) 725-3658
Contact: Ludwig Piron, President
Japanese distributor: JPH Services Co., Ltd.
3) Parsons A.D.L. Inc.
Tottenham, Ontario
Tel: (905) 936-3580
Fax: (905) 936-3585
Contact: Peter M. Shmagora
4) Absorb-Plus Textiles Inc.
Mount-Royal, Quebec
Tel: (514) 345-9770
Fax: (514) 735-9619
Contact: Charles El-Mir, Vice-President (Sales and Marketing)
Japanese agent: OCPS Co., Ltd.
5) B.H.M. Medical Inc.
Magog, Quebec
Tel: (819) 868-0441
Fax: (819) 868-2249
Contact: Christian de Grace, Director
6) Atsumaru International Marketing Consultants Inc.
Montreal, Quebec
Tel: (514) 481-2516
Fax: (514) 481-6642
Contact: Shaun McMahon, President
General medical equipment / products sector
1) CardioMed Supplies Inc.
Gormley, Ontario
Tel: (905) 888-1965
Fax: (905) 888-1433
Contact: Christian Dubé, President
Japanese distributor: LMS Co., Ltd.
2) O-TWO Systems International Inc.
Mississauga, Ontario
Tel: (905) 677-9410
Fax: (905) 677-2035
Contact: Ken Thom, International Sales Director
Japanese distributor: Daido Hoxan Co., Ltd.
3) Phoenix Biomedical Products Inc.
Mississauga, Ontario
Tel: (905) 670-8299
Fax: (905) 670-0195
Contact: Ezzat Iskander, President
Japanese distributor: Nissui Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
4) Bi-Op Inc.
St-Charles-Borromée, Quebec
Tel: (800) 667-2467
Fax: (514) 755-4969
Contact: Raymond Henry, President
5) International Newtech Development Inc.
Delta, British Columbia
Tel: (604) 522-1619
Fax: (604) 522-6331
Contact: Jonny Yau
Industry associations
1) Association of Ontario Medical Manufacturers (AOMM)
Gormley, Ontario
Tel: (905) 888-1965
Fax: (905) 888-1433
Contact: Christian Dubé, President
2) AQFIM (Association québécoise des fabricants de I'industrie médicale)
Montreal, Quebec
Tel: (514) 383-3268
Fax: (514) 383-3250
Contact: Kathleen Emond
Provincial government offices
1) Ontario International Trade Corporation (OITC)
Toronto, Ontario
Tel: (416) 325-6783
Fax: (416) 325-2766
Contact: Pamela Kanter, Area Director (Japan and Korea)
2) B.C. Trade and Investment Office
Vancouver, British Columbia
Tel: (604) 844-1922
Fax: (604) 660-2457
Contact: André Gour
Canadian Embassy, Tokyo
7-3-38 Akasaka
Minato-ku, Tokyo
Tel: (03) 5412-6200
Fax: (03) 5412-6250
Contacts: Allan Edwards, Second Secretary (Commercial)
Yasujiro Yabe, Commercial Officer
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