Delegation fosters Far East contacts

The U.S. Department of Commerce and the Health Industry Manufacturers Association are organizinga delegation to Hong Kong and China designed to promote contactsbetween U.S. and Chinese medical companies. The Matchmaker TradeDelegation will visit the countries from April 24 to 28 with themission of putting U.S. medical equipment manufacturers in touchwith Chinese distributors, agents and potential joint-venturepartners. The mission will include 20 firms, with recruitmentscheduled to end on March 24. The participation fee is $1750 forone stop and $2750 for two stops. For more information, call YvonneJackson of the Department of Commerce at 202/482-2675.