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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1992
GOVERNOR BRIEFS LEGCO ON OVERSEAS VISITS
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THE FOLLOWING IS A TRANSCRIPT OF THE GOVERNOR, THE RT HON
CHRISTOPHER PATTEN, BRIEFING LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL MEMBERS ON HIS RECENT
OVERSEAS VISITS TODAY (TUESDAY).
HONOURABLE MEMBERS, I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A STATEMENT ON MY
I VISITED
RECENT VISITS TO CANADA, THE UNITED KINGDOM AND JAPAN.
CANADA FROM THE 11TH-14TH NOVEMBER. THIS WAS THE FIRST OVERSEAS VISIT
THAT I'VE MADE SINCE BECOMING GOVERNOR, APART FROM MY VISIT TO PEKING
IN OCTOBER.
OUR TRADE
CANADA IS A TRUE AND STAUNCH FRIEND OF HONG KONG.
LINKS ACROSS THE OCEAN ARE ALREADY VERY SUBSTANTIAL AND THEY ARE
GROWING ALL THE TIME. I WANTED TO MAKE CLEAR, PERSONALLY, HOW
HOW MUCH
HONG KONG APPRECIATED CANADA'S SUPPORT AS A FRIEND AND AS A PARTNER.
ON THE FIRST DAY OF MY VISIT TO CANADA, I OFFICIALLY CLOSED THE HONG
KONG FESTIVAL IN CANADA, WHICH WAS ITSELF AN OUTSTANDING DEMONSTRATION
THE STRONG LINKS BETWEEN HONG KONG AND CANADA. I'D LIKE ΤΟ TAKE
OPPORTUNITY TO THANK ALL THOSE WHO HELPED TO MAKE THE FESTIVAL
SUCH A SUCCESS, ESPECIALLY THE SECRETARY FOR RECREATION AND
AND HIS TEAM, AND CANADA'S EXCELLENT COMMISSIONER IN HONG KONG, MR
JOHN HIGGINBOTHAM.
OF
THIS
CULTURE
WHILE IN CANADA I HELD DISCUSSIONS WITH THE CANADIAN PRIME
MINISTER, BRIAN MULRONEY, AND THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR EXTERNAL
AFFAIRS, BARBARA MCDOUGALL. I TOOK THe opportUNITY TO BRIEF THE PRIME
MINISTER AND THE SECRETARY OF STATE ON DEVELOPMENTS IN HONG KONG.
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