WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20, 1991
HK GOES ON SHOW IN NORTH ENGLAND
THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE IN LONDON TODAY (WEDNESDAY) LAUNCHED AN EXHIBITION IN LIVERPOOL TO SHOW ΤΟ LOCAL RESIDENTS THE VARIOUS ASPECTS OF HONG KONG LIFE.
AS AN ON-GOING PROJECT TO ILLUSTRATE THE TERRITORY'S CULTURE, LIFE-STYLE, ITS FUTURE AS WELL AS JOB OPPORTUNITIES, LIVERPOOL IS THE SECOND UK CITY TREATED TO THE VIVID AND COLOURFUL DISPLAY FIRST HELD IN MANCHESTER ON MARCH 4.
SPEAKING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY, THE HONG KONG
MR JOHN YAXLEY, SAID THE EXHIBITION HAD MANY PURPOSES.
COMMISSIONER,
"IT IS HERE MORE THAN ANYTHING ELSE TO SHOW YOU WHO WE WHAT WE ARE AND TO DEVELOP CLOSER TIES OF FRIENDSHIP BETWEEN US THIS CITY.
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"WE ARE ALWAYS READY TO WELCOME THOSE HONG KONG EXPATRIATES IN THIS COUNTRY WHO ARE INTERESTED IN RETURNING TO LIVE AND WORK IN HONG KONG ON EITHER A TEMPORARY OR PERMANENT BASIS.
"THE REWARDS FOR THEM WILL BE CONSIDERABLE,
MR YAXLEY SAID.
EARLIER, THE COMMISSIONER OUTLINED THE CLOSE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN HONG KONG AND LIVERPOOL WHICH WAS THE FIRST UK CITY TO WHICH CHINESE MIGRANTS, THE MAJORITY OF THEM ORIGINATED FROM HONG KONG, CAME AT THE TURN OF THE CENTURY.
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"THEY AND THEIR DESCENDANTS HAVE KEPT UP THEIR CONTACTS HONG KONG, THOUGH, AT THE SAME TIME, CONTRIBUTING ΤΟ THE SOCIETY WITHIN WHICH THEY NOW LIVE.
"IT IS THEREFORE ENTIRELY APPROPRIATE THAT WE SHOULD BE WITH YOU TODAY IN THIS GREAT CITY
AND MOREOVER THAT WE SHOULD BE PRESENTING TO YOU AN EXHIBITION WHICH WILL BRING SOME ASPECTS OF CURRENT HONG KONG LIFE TO YOU AND THROUGH THIS FOSTER BETTER MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING, THE COMMISSIONER SAID.
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YESTERDAY, OVER 700 STUDENTS IN THE SHEFFIELD AREA ATTENDED A CAREER EXHIBITION TO SEE WHAT EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES THE TERRITORY AND OTHER SOUTHEAST ASIAN COUNTRIES HAD TO OFFER.
THE HONG KONG EXHIBITION, ALSO SET UP BY THE LONDON OFFICE AT THE INVITATION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD, ILLUSTRATED THE TREMENDOUS JOB OPPORTUNITIES IN THE TERRITORY, BOTH TN THE PRIVATE SECTOR AND IN THE CIVIL SERVICE.
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AS PART OF THE 'SOUTHEAST ASIAN RECRUITMENT FAIR" A DISCUSSION SEMINAR WAS HELD TO ENABLE STUDENTS TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THE PROSPECT OF BEGINNING A CAREER IN VARIOUS FIELDS IN THE TERRITORY.
MR AND MRS YAXLEY ATTENDED THE FAIR AS GUESTS OF HONOUR.
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