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VISIT TO VNCR BY CHIEF SECTY SIR DAVID FORD --NOV 15-16
SUMMARY: VISIT BY CHIEF SECRETARY TO VANCOUVER WENT VERY
SATISFACTORILY, HIGHLIGHTED BY SPEECH TO WELL ATTENDED LUNCH AT
WHICH ASSUC MIN OF NATIONAL DEFENSE WAS HEAD TABLE GUEST.ADDRESS
PRESENTED SIR DAVIDS MSG OF QUOTE CAUTIOUS OPTIMISM UNQUOTE IN
EFFECTIVE TEAMS. AT PRIVATE BREAKFAST ORGANIZED BY EAITC AND
HOSTED BY PARL SEC TO MIN TRANSPORT, SIR DAVID SPOKE ABOUT THE
MORE RIGID APPROACH EVIDENT IN DISCUSSIONS WITH PRC OFFICIALS
SINCE JUN 89, PARTICULARLY FOR EXAMPLE ON CIVIL AVIATION AND
STATIONING OF PEOPLES LIBERATION ARMY IN (PLA) HKONG. ON MATTERS
OF BILATERAL INTEREST, CHIEF SECTY WELCOMED CDN SUPPORT,
SIGNALLED POSSIBILITY OF VISIT BY GOV OF HKONG TO BRITISH
COLUMBIA IN OCT91, AND TOOK NOTE OF CDN COMMERCIAL INTEREST IN
PORT AND AIRPORT PROJECT. HE MENTIONED RIGHT OF ABODE IN LOW KEY
WAY AT PRIVATE BREAKFAST AND LEFT IT TO PETER LO (MINISTER IN
WSEDC) TO MAKE PRIVATE QUERIES RE STATUS OF CDN LEGISLATION THAT
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