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FRIDAY, MAY 24, 1991
"WE WELCOME THEM WARMLY, AS WE WELCOME ALL WHO ENJOY THE CHALLENGE AND EXCITEMENT OF FINDING OPPORTUNITY WHERE FAINTER HEART'S MIGHT SEE ONLY RISK," HE SAID.
SIR DAVID ALSO PAID TRIBUTE TO THE SELFLESS GALLANTRY OF THE MEN OF THE ROYAL RIFLES AND THE WINNIPEG GRENADIERS WHO FELL IN THE DEFENCE OF HONG KONG IN 1941.
"THEY ARRIVED IN HONG KONG SCARCELY THREE WEEKS BEFORE THE BATTLE. THEY OWED US NOTHING; BUT GAVE THEIR LIVES. IT IS A DEBT WE HAVE NOT FORGOTTEN," HE SAID.
THE PRIME MINISTER AND THE GOVERNOR WILL HONOUR THOSE SOLDIERS AT A REMEMBRANCE SERVICE TO BE HELD TOMORROW (SATURDAY) AT THE SAI WAN BAY WAR CEMETERY.
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FESTIVAL PROVIDES OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE IDEAS AND ENTERTAINMENT
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THE GOVERNOR, SIR DAVID WILSON, TODAY (FRIDAY) PAID TRIBUTE ΤΟ THE PRIME MINISTER OF CANADA, MR BRIAN MULRONEY, AND THE CANADIAN PEOPLE FOR STAGING THE FESTIVAL OF CANADA IN HONG KONG WHICH PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE IDEAS AND ENTERTAINMENT ACROSS THE PACIFIC.
ADDRESSING THE LAUNCHING CEREMONY OF THE FESTIVAL OF CANADA IN HONG KONG, SIR DAVID SAID HE WAS DELIGHTED TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO WELCOME MR MULRONEY TO HONG KONG, NOT LEAST BECAUSE IT ALLOWED HIM TO REPAY SOME OF THE WARMTH AND HOSPITALITY THAT HE WAS SHOWN DURING HIS OWN VISIT TO CANADA ALMOST EXACTLY A YEAR AGO.
SIR DAVID NOTED THAT OVER THE NEXT FEW WEEKS, HONG KONG WAS TO BE TREATED TO AN EXCITING DISPLAY OF THE COLOUR AND VARIETY OF CANADA'S CULTURAL LIFE.
"THERE WILL BE SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE FROM BUSINESS AND THE ARTS THROUGH SPORTS AND ENTERTAINMENT, TO CULINARY ENJOYMENT," HE SAID.
THE GOVERNOR SAID IT WAS ONLY 12 MONTHS AGO THAT HE DISCUSSED WITH THE PRIME MINISTER IN OTTAWA THE IDEA OF MATCHING FESTIVALS CANADA IN HONG KONG AND HONG KONG IN CANADA.
"NOW THE IDEA IS ALREADY A REALITY. THOSE WHO HAVE TO FRUITION DESERVE CONGRATULATIONS.
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DO THOSE IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR WHOSE ENERGY GENEROSITY HAVE MADE POSSIBLE THE STAGING OF THIS EXCITING SERIES EVENTS," HE SAID.
/SIR DAVID
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