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December 8, 1998
(Industry, Trade and Technology)


The following statement was issued today by Judy Foote, Minister of Industry, Trade and Technology. It was also read in the House of Assembly:

I am pleased to advise my honourable colleagues of a delegation from Iceland, who arrived at St. John's airport at 6:40 this morning for a charter shopping tour.

The 360 visitors are expected to spend an estimated half million dollars during their 36 hour stay. Shuttle services were pre-arranged to area malls, some of which opened at seven this morning to accommodate these international shoppers.

In November of last year I led a delegation of Newfoundland and Labrador businesses to Iceland. One of the messages we impressed on those we met, was that Newfoundland and Labrador has considerable opportunities and I encouraged them to bring their Christmas shopping mission to our province to see for themselves what we have to offer. Over the past few years the Icelandic Christmas shopping tour went to Halifax. I am delighted to see that our initiatives have resulted in today's visit to St. John's.

While in the province the tour organizer from Iceland, Susan Gotzinger, will be meeting with area tour operators to coordinate future visits. Of particular interest is the Viking Millennium in the year 2000 and another shopping excursion scheduled for the spring. We have also provided those visiting from Iceland with information on the province's investment potential.

My department continues to assist Newfoundland and Labrador companies seek business opportunities in Iceland and other parts of the world. In Iceland alone the export potential is enormous because of the similarities in each of our economies.

Once again, I extend a warm welcome to our friends from Iceland and encourage many more exchanges in the future.

1998 12 08 2:30 p.m.


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