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PUKKIGE BEC HONO KONG PRESS CONFERENCE
FROM JAMES LEE FOR CO1 RADIO TECHNICAL SERVICES
TRANSCRIPT OF FRUSS COFFEREECH
31 MAY 1988
HELD BY THE FOREIGN SUCRETARY, BIR GEOFFREY HOWE,
11 HONG KONG ON TUESDAY, 31 MAY 1988
FOREIGN SECRETARY;
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Ny visit to Hong Kong has been very worthwhile. I have peon
as much as I can: the development of Hong Kong'm infrastructure,
the container port, the polytechnic where future generations are
being trained, Chi Na Van refugee camp, the Green Island reception
centre for refugens. I have talked to as many Hong Kong people as
I can community leaders, young professionals, members of LEDGCO,
members of EXCO and last, but not least, the Governor and officials
of the Hong Kong Government, and I have heard a very wide range of
views and opinions.
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I have been particularly struck, although not surprised, by the strong feelings aroused by the arrival of the Vietnamese boat people and the problems which they cause. I pay tribute to the generous and humanitarian response of the Hong Kong Government and
people to their plight.
Mr Paul
Mr Wood Miss Slate
Mr Monis
Mr Fortman
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