PNG advertising warning

PAPUA New Guinea Communications Minister Brown Sinamoi has said he will enforce the 1985 Commercial Advertise ment Act after finding that local printers are losing millions of Kina because much company work is still being produced overseas. The Act, which was brought in to help encourage a local advertising in

dustry, prohibits advertising materials

being produced overseas and used by

PNG newspapers, television, cinemas or radio. Sinamoi said many comany and annual reports are still being printed abroad.

Sepik appoints trade rep EAST Sepik has become the first Papua New Guinea province to appoint an overseas trade representative. A Singa pore businessman, who has contacts throughout South-East Asia, will report to the government on potential investors.

The provincial government is now con sidering appointing a tourism repre sentative based in Guam to promote the area as a visitor destination.