THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1992
CONTACTS WITH JAPAN FURTHER DEVELOPED
THE GOVERNOR, THE RT HON CHRISTOPHER PATTEN, TONIGHT (THURSDAY) DESCRIBED HIS FIRST FULL DAY OF MEETINGS IN TOKYO AS EXTREMELY INTERESTING.
DURING A HECTIC ROUND OF ENGAGEMENTS, MR PATTEN HAS MET SOME OF JAPAN'S MOST SENIOR POLITICAL LEADERS, INCLUDING THE PRIME MINISTER, MR MIYAZAWA, AND THE FOREIGN MINISTER, MR MICHIO WATANABE, AS WELL AS A NUMBER OF BUSINESS LEADERS.
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SPEAKING TO REPORTERS AFTER THE MEETINGS, THE GOVERNOR SAID HAD DISCUSSED THE STRONG ECONOMIC AND TRADE LINKS BETWEEN HONG KONG AND JAPAN, AND TALKED ABOUT HIS "HOPES AND ASPIRATIONS FOR ENSURING THAT THE JOINT DECLARATION IS FULLY IMPLEMENTED OVER THE NEXT FEW YEARS".
"IT HAS BEEN A VERY HELPFUL DAY FOR ME. VERY HELPFUL IN FURTHER DEVELOPING THE CONTACTS BETWEEN FRIENDS IN HONG KONG AND JAPAN, HE ADDED.
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THE MEETING WITH MR MIYAZAKA LASTED FOR ABOUT 45 MINUTES, WHICH WAS CONSIDERABLY LONGER THAN HAD BEEN EXPECTED.
ASKED ABOUT THE JAPANESE REACTION TOWARDS HIS PROPOSALS FOR THE 1995 LEGCO ELECTIONS, MR PATTEN SAID HE THOUGHT THE JAPANESE GOVERNMENT RECOGNISED THAT THE ISSUE OF IMPLEMENTATING THE JOINT DECLARATION WAS A MATTER FOR HONG KONG AND CHINA AND BRITAIN.
"THEY ARE NOT, QUITE RIGHTLY, GOING ΤΟ INTERFERE IN THAT PROCESS. BUT LIKE OTHER FRIENDS OF HONG KONG, THEY WILL WATCH GREAT INTEREST AT HOW THINGS DEVELOP IN THE NEXT YEARS.
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"I'M SURE THAT EVERYBODY WHO WISHES HONG KONG WELL, WISHES A SUCCESSFUL OUTCOME SO THAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO SECURE OUR AND OUR STABILITY," MR PATTEN SAID.
TOMORROW, THE GOVERNOR HAS ANOTHER BUSY ROUND OF ENGAGEMENTS INCLUDING GIVING A KEYNOTE SPEECH TO A LUNCHEON JOINTLY HOSTED BY THE JAPAN/HONG KONG SOCIETY, THE HONG KONG/JAPAN BUSINESS CO-OPERATION COMMITTEE, THE TRADE DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL AND THE HONG KONG ECONOMIC AND TRADE OFFICE IN TOKYO.
HE WILL ALSO HOLD A PRESS
CONFERENCE AT THE JAPAN NATIONAL PRESS CLUB AND HAVE MEETINGS WITH THE FINANCE MINISTER, MR HATA, AND THE MINISTER OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND INDUSTRY,
MR ROZO
WATANABE.
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