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MR CHRIS PATTEN
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PC
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LONDON
24 APRIL 1992
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HK Distribution
FROM EGMG FOR COI RADIO TECHNICAL SERVICES
TRANSCRIPT OF PRESS CONFERENCE
GIVEN BY MR CHRIS PATTEN
IN LONDON
ON FRIDAY, 24 APRIL 1992
HKA 02011
MR PATTEN:
You will have seen the statements that the Prime Minister has made
and that the Foreign Secretary has made and I would just like to
add a few words myself and then invite questions, though they are
not obligatory but I guess some of you may have a few.
I am delighted to have the privilege to serve as the 28th Governor
of Hong Kong. It is, I know, a heavy responsibility and I am
honoured to have the opportunity of discharging it. I know that
the Prime Minister and the Foreign Secretary attach the very
highest importance to maintaining effective British administration
of Hong Kong up to 1997. I pledge myself to work with them in
achieving that goal.
While I have visited Hong Kong both as a back-bench Member of
Parliament and in the past as a Minister, I obviously have much to
learn about it. But I have long admired the Hong Kong success
story and I come to the job with a determination first and
foremost to uphold the interests of all the people of Hong Kong.
:
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