THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1992
HK FESTIVAL IN CANADA A GREAT SUCCESS
THE MONTH-LONG FESTIVAL HONG KONG '92 IN CANADA, THE LARGEST OVERSEAS PROMOTION EVER LAUNCHED BY THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT, HAS BEEN WELL RECEIVED THROUGHOUT THE CANADIAN COMMUNITY.
IN PARTICULAR, VANCOUVER CITY MAYOR GORDON DECLARED OCTOBER "HONG KONG MONTH" IN VANCOUVER.
CAMPBELL HAS
AT A SPECIAL DINNER то THANK THE WORKERS, SUPPORTERS AND SPONSORS, SECRETARY FOR RECREATION AND CULTURE AND CHAIRMAN OF FESTIVAL HONG KONG 92, MR JAMES SO, SAID HE WAS
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OVERWHELMED BY THE WARM AND ENTHUSIASTIC RESPONSE OF THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES AT ALL LEVELS TO THE FESTIVAL.
"THE FESTIVAL HAS BEEN A GREAT SUCCESS IN BUILDING BRIDGES BETWEEN OUR TWO COMMUNITIES AND IN STRENGTHENING TIES AND IMPROVING UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN HONG KONG AND CANADA, HE SAID.
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HE HOPED THAT PEOPLE IN HONG KONG AND CANADA WOULD CONTINUE то WORK ON THESE TIES AND RELATIONSHIPS TO ENSURE THAT THE BENEFITS OF THE FESTIVAL WOULD BE LASTING.
AMONG SENIOR GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS PRESENT AT THE DINNER WERE CANADA'S SECRETARY OF STATE FOR EXTERNAL AFFAIRS, MS BARBARA MCDOUGALL, AND HONG KONG'S ACTING CHIEF SECRETARY, MR BARRIE WIGGHAM.
ON WEDNESDAY, FESTIVAL ACTIVITIES CONTINUED. ON THE BUSINESS FRONT, MORE THAN 450 MEMBERS OF THE LOCAL BUSINESS COMMUNITY IN THE MORNING JOINED A PANEL OF DISTINGUISHED HONG KONG AND CANADIAN BUSINESS LEADERS TO EXPLORE BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES IN HONG KONG.
IN THE AFTERNOON, REPRESENTATIVES FROM CANADIAN COMPANIES WHICH WERE LOOKING TO ENTER THE COMPETITIVE ASIAN MARKET ATTENDED A WORKSHOP ON HONG KONG'S NEW AIRPORT AND RELATED PROJECTS WHICH DEMANDED ARCHITECTURE, ENGINEERING, CONSTRUCTION, MATERIALS SUPPLY, ELECTRONICS, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, CONSULTING AND MANAGEMENT EXPERTISE.
ON THE CULTURAL FRONT, AN URBAN COUNCIL DELEGATION LED BY CHAIRMAN DR RONALD LEUNG HELD A MEETING WITH VANCOUVER CITY COUNCILLORS TO EXCHANGE VIEWS ON MATTERS OF MUTUAL INTEREST SUCH AS CITY PLANNING, HERITAGE PRESERVATION AND WASTE MANAGEMENT.
BEFORE THE MEETING, DR LEUNG PRESENTED TO THE VANCOUVER PUBLIC LIBRARY ON BEHALF OF THE COUNCIL A LARGE REPRODUCTION OF HISTORICAL PAINTING ON HONG KONG HARBOUR, WHICH WAS RECEIVED VANCOUVER CITY MAYOR GORDON CAMPBELL.
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EARLIER, A REGIONAL COUNCIL DELEGATION LED BY CHAIRMAN CHEUNG YAN-LUNG TOURED AN EXHIBITION OF "THE ART OF CHINESE THEATRE" BEING HELD AT VANCOUVER MUSEUM.
THE EXHIBITION
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