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MONDAY, MARCH 9, 1992
OPENING THE SEMINAR WAS THE CHAIRMAN OF HONG KONG TRADE ADVISORY GROUP, BRITISH OVERSEAS TRADE BOARD, MR MICHAEL ROSENBERG.
THE COMMISSIONER ALSO VISITED THE LORD MAYOR OF MANCHESTER, COUNCILLOR CHADWICK.
MR YAXLEY WAS TOLD THAT THE LOCAL CHINESE COMMUNITY HAD ALWAYS BEEN AN INSPIRATION TO THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY IN MANCHESTER. THEIR ENTERPRISE HAD TRANSFORMED CHINATOWN, EXTENDING THE BOUNDARIES OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF MANCHESTER AS A WHOLE.
THE HUSTLE AND BUSTLE OF THE CHINATOWN, WHICH REMAINED VIBRANT IN THE ECONOMIC RECESSION IN THE COUNTRY, HAD BEEN VERY IMPRESSIVE, THE LORD MAYOR NOTED.
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SHARING THIS VIEW WERE THE DEPUTY COUNCIL LEADER, COUNCILLOR RICHARD LEE; AND CHAIRMAN OF THE CITY COUNCIL'S SOCIAL SERVICES COMMITTEE, COUNCILLOR BRIAN HARRISON.
MR YAXLEY INVITED THE LORD MAYOR TO SEND A DELEGATION TO HONG KONG TO HAVE A BETTER INSIGHT INTO THE TERRITORY AS AN INTERNATIONAL TRADING AND FINANCIAL CENTRE, AND TO PROMOTE TRADE.
AS PART OF THE CHINESE NEW YEAR EVENT, MR YAXLEY HOSTED A SPRING RECEPTION FOR OVER 120 REPRESENTATIVES OF THE CHINESE COMMUNITY, UPDATING THEM ON THE POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS OF HONG KONG.
HE ALSO TOURED A HONG KONG EXHIBITION MOUNTED BY THE HONG KONG STUDENTS ASSOCIATION OF THE INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER (UMIST), WHERE HE DISCUSSED STUDENT MATTERS WITH THE SENIOR INTERNATIONAL LIAISON OFFICER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER, DR PETER GABBUTT.
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AT A SEMINAR, HE ADDRESSED 150 HONG KONG STUDENTS MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY AND UMIST, AND ANSWERED QUESTIONS ON THE TERRITORY, ESPECIALLY ITS INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT.
MRS YAXLEY PAID VISITS TO FAULKNER COURT SHELTERED HOME FOR CHINESE ELDERLIES AND THE CHINESE SECTION OF MANCHESTER CENTRAL LIBRARY.
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