APEC ON FAST TRACK

The 1993 Seattle First Informal Leaders Meeting elevated it from a ministerialmeeting to a cooperative mechanism at the summit level.The 1994 Bogor Dec-laration then ushered it into a de facto regular mechanism.The 1995 Osaka ActionPlan went a step further to initiate the transition of its function from working outprograms of intent into their enforcement.The forthcoming 1996 Subic Bay Meet-ing will eventually launch it out on fast track.All signs are that its goal will surely