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SPEECH BY MR. MASAKI ORITA, CONSUL-GENERAL OF JAPAN
"COOPERATIVE RELATIONS BETWEEN JAPAN AND HONG KONG"
for delivery
at a luncheon hosted by
Nollo
? Mr Morris
M
(han Japanese
Embarry).
THE HONG KONG SHIPOWNERS ASSOCIATION LTD.
ON THE 29TH SEPTEMBER, 1992
Mr.Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen,
I should like to thank the Hong Kong Shipowners Association LTD.
for inviting me to this Association luncheon in my honour today. I
should like also to thank Mr.Cowling for his very kind words of welcome
and introduction. It is a great honour and pleasure for me to be given
the opportunity to talk about my views on the cooperative relations
between Japan and Hong Kong before this gathering of the distinguished
members of the prestigious Hong Kong Shipowners Association. As I
understand, the membership of this association extends beyond
shipowning companies, and its members are those companies who have
made Hong Kong what it is today and who have made Hong Kong very
attractive to all. As was introduced by Mr.Cowling, I am relatively new
here. I took my assignment 6 months ago. I am not sure I am competent
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