SUNDAY, OCTOBER 11,
1992
2
HK FESTIVAL IN VANCOUVER KICKS OFF
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HONG
ONE
THE SPECTACULAR SOUNDS, SIGHTS AND EXCITEMENT OF FESTIVAL KONG '92 IN CANADA HAVE NOW REACHED VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA
ΤΟ ENHANCE LINKS CITIES HOSTING OF THE FIVE CANADIAN BETWEEN HONG KONG AND CANADA.
FESTIVALS
THE FESTIVAL AT THE PLAZA OF AT AN OPENING CELEBRATION OF NATIONS IN VANCOUVER ON SATURDAY, HUNDREDS OF CANADIANS TOOK THE FESTIVITY AND EXPERIENCED FOR THEMSELVES HONG KONG'S
LIFESTYLE.
THE CELEBRATION
FEATURED
TRADE DISPLAYS,
PART IN CULTURE AND
DIM SUM TASTING, DANCES, FILMS ON HONG KONG, AND PERFORMANCES OF CHINESE MARTIAL ARTS, MUSIC AND CHOIR.
AND
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR OF BRITISH COLUMBIA DAVID SEE-CHAI LAM
SO OFFICIATED HONG KONG'S SECRETARY FOR RECREATION AND CULTURE JAMES
TOGETHER WITH AT A RIBBON-CUTTING CEREMONY TO KICK OFF THE FESTIVAL,
KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS INCLUDING A NUMBER OF CANADIAN AND HONG DIRECTOR OF HONG KONG ECONOMIC AND TRADE OFFICE IN CANADA STEPHEN LAM.
THE
GOVERNOR LIEUTENANT
SAID THAT THE BRIDGE ACROSS
HAVE MADE KONG ARE NOW BUILDING PACIFIC THAT CANADA AND HONG POSSIBLE FOR MORE PEOPLE TO FULFILL A LOT OF DREAMS.
"TODAY, VANCOUVER IS DEFINITELY ASIA'S GATEWAY
DEFINITELY CANADA'S AMERICA, AND HONG KONG IS ASIA," HE SAID.
NORTH
THE IT
ΤΟ CANADA AND TO BRIDGEHEAD
SO REAFFIRMED THAT ALSO SPEAKING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY, MR
THE TWO COUNTRIES EVEN CLOSER THE AIM OF THE FESTIVAL IS TO LINK
EACH
PROMOTE TOGETHER, SO THAT THEY CAN JOINTLY HELP STABILITY AND PROSPERITY OF THE ASIA PACIFIC REGION.
то OTHER
THE
VERY
OF
MR SO NOTED THAT VANCOUVER AND HONG KONG HAVE ALREADY HAD
OF BRITISH COLUMBIA CLOSE LINKS. ONE EXAMPLE IS THAT THE UNIVERSITY AND SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY WOULD PROBABLY HAVE THE LARGEST ALUMNI HONG KONG STUDENTS IN CANADA.
FOLLOWING TWO WEEKS, MORE THAN 40 EVENTS WILL BE HELD IN THE
KONG'S NEW
BUSINESS SEMINAR, AIRPORT, INCLUDING A DISPLAY OF HONG
CULTURAL CHINESE COINS AND CURRENCY EXHIBITION, AS WELL AS SPORTS AND DEMONSTRATIONS.
MOTORISTS AND PEDESTRIANS IN THE
BUSY
ARE BANNERS OVER THE
DOWNTOWN DISTRICT
PACIFIC ACROSS THE BRIDGE IMPRESSED BY THE 400 COLOURFUL FEATURING A DRAGON AND A MAPLE LEAF THAT HAVE BEEN HUNG ALL MAIN STREETS AND BRIDGES.
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