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THURSDAY, JUNE 26, 1986
IN THE EVENING, SIR EDWARD WILL ATTEND THE CATHAY PACIFIC INAUGURAL RECEPTION JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE HONG KONG TOURIST ASSOCIATION, THE TRADE DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL, THE HONCKONG BANK AND THE STANDARD CHARTERED BANK TO BE HELD AT THE SAN FRANCISCO ASIAN ARTS MUSEUM.
ON WEDNESDAY, JULY 16, SIR EDWARD WILL FLY FOR A NINE-HOUR VISIT TO SEATTLE FOR TWO FUNCTIONS, ONE OF WHICH WILL BE A VISIT TO THE BOEING AIRCRAFT FACILITY, THE OTHER A LUNCH AND SPEECH ENGAGEMENT WITH MEMBERS OF THE WASHINGTON STATE COUNCIL ON INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND THE WASHINGTON STATE CHINA RELATIONS COUNCIL.
FROM SEATTLE, THE GOVERNOR WILL JET TO VANCOUVER TO MEET CANADIAN GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS AND BUSINESSMEN AND TO ATTEND THE +HONG KONG DAY+ CEREMONIES AT EXPO '86 WHERE HONG KONG HAS A PAVILION,
THE MORNING OF THURSDAY, JULY 17 BEGINS WITH A BUSINESS BREAKFAST MEETING WITH MEMBERS OF THE BRITISH COLUMBIA MINISTRY OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE, SCIENCE AND INVESTMENT.
THEN IT WILL BE A LUNCH WITH CANADIAN TRADE AND BUSINESS OFFICIALS FROM THE VANCOUVER BOARD OF TRADE, THE HONG KONG-CANADA BUSINESS ASSOCIATION AND THE ROYAL COMMONWEALTH SOCIETY AT WHICH HE WILL GIVE HIS THIRD KEYNOTE SPEECH COVERING HONG KONG AND WORLD TRADE WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO HONG KONG AND CANADA LINKS.
FRIDAY, JULY 18, HAS BEEN DESIGNATED HONG KONG DAY+ AT EXPO '86 AND THE GOVERNOR AND LADY YOUDE WILL SPEND THE DAY AT THE EXPOSITION.
THEY WILL START WITH A VISIT TO THE HONG KONG PAVILION IN THE COMPANY OF MR JAMES SO, SECRETARY FOR ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES AND INFORMATION, WHO IS ALSO THE COMMISSIONER OF THE HONG KONG PAVILION. SIR EDWARD WILL MEET THE STAFF AND REPRESENTATIVES OF THE SPONSORS OF THE PAVILION AND VIEW THE EXHIBITS INCLUDING THE AUDIO-VISUAL SHOW WHICH HAS TO DATE ATTRACTED NEARLY 400 000 PEOPLE.
FOLLOWING THIS. SIR EDWARD WILL TOUR THE EXPOSITION SITE BY BOAT AND CAR, VISITING THE BRITISH COLUMBIA AND CANADA PAVILIONS. HE WILL ALSO PRESENT THE HONG KONG CUP+ TO THE WINNERS OF THE DRAGON BOAT RACE HELD THERE EARLIER THIS MONTH.
FOLLOWING AN OFFICIAL DINNER, HE WILL ATTEND A HONG KONG EVENING GALA PERFORMANCE BY TVB AND ATV STARS FROM HONG KONG. THE EVENT WILL BE RECORDED BY RTHK AND TRANSMITTED TO HONG KONG BY CABLE AND WIRELESS PLC FOR DELAYED BROADCAST.
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