FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1992
"I BAVE TO SAY TODAY AS I HAVE SAID CONSISTENTLY IN THE PAST
OUR DOLLAR FROM SEE NO CASE WHATSOEVER FOR US UNCOUPLING DOLLAR,"
I
THE
U.S.
STABILITY IN
THE CONSIDERABLE
LAST
"I THINK THE DOLLAR LINK HAS GIVEN US FEW YEARS DURING WHAT NIGHT HAVE BEEN OTHERWISE TIMES OF TURMOIL.
EXAMPLES
SUCH
AS
OCCASIONAL THE SOVIET UNION,
MR
PASSING PATTEN
THE GULF WAR, DISAGREEMENTS WITH CHINA AND COUPS IN
SAID.
TRANSCRIPT OF GOVERNOR'S PRESS CONFERENCE IN JAPAN
THE
FOLLOWING IS THE TRANSCRIPT OF A PRESS CONFERENCE GIVEN BY
PRESS CLUB TODAY CHRISTOPHER PATTEN, AT THE JAPAN NATIONAL
RT HON (FRIDAY):
BY MY GOVERNOR ¦ I HAVE ALREADY MADE A FAIRLY LONG SPEECH, AT LEAST
STANDARDS, I STANDARDS, AT LUNCH-TIME, AND EVEN MORE CURIOUS BY MY
DONE DELIVERFO FROM A TEXT, SO NOBODY HAD TO DO SHORTHAND, SO I HAVE
MUCH AT THE YOUR WORL FOR YOU TODAY AND I DON'T WANT TO SAY VERY
SAY A FEW FEQUALS I CAN JUST OF OPENING
THUS PRESS CONFERENCE. THINGS VERY BRIEFLY.
I WANTED TO ATTEND THE ALL,
BUSINESS PO-OPERATION
IS
I HAD TWO PURPOSES IN COMING TO JAPAN, ONE OF THE FIRST GOVERNOR OF HONG KONG. TRIPS OVERSEAS THAT I'VE MADE SINCE I BECAME
ANNUAL MEETING OF THE HONG FIRST OF
WHICH COMMITTFE
ITSELF AN KONG/JAPAN
RELATIONSHIP INSTITUTIONALISED REMINDER OF THE VERY CLOSE
AND TRADE BETWEEN HỌNG KONG AND JAPAN, ONE OF THE CLOSEST BUSINESS RELATIONS, NOT ONLY IN THE REGION BUT IN THE WORLD, AND I WANT TO SEE THAT CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN.
BUSINESS
AND
THERE ARE A NUMBER OF OVERLAPPING INTERESTS IN THE REGION
AND I WAS, THEREFORE, THE WORLD AND A NUMBER OF SHARED CONCERNS,
AN OFFICIAL VISIT. DELIGHTED TO ACCEPT AN INVITATION TO MAKE SU
INCLUDE THE SUCCESSFUL OPENING UP THOSE SHARED INTERESTS AND CONCERNS
WORLD, AND OF CHINA'S KOONOMY, WHICH IS SO IMPORTANT FOR THE WHOLE CONTINUING OPEN AND FREE TRADE, WHICH IS THE BEST WAY ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL PROGRESS. ALSO BOTH BAVF A SHARED EXPERIENCE, SHARED FXPERIENCE OF PRACTISING MARKET TCONOMICS IN AN OPEN. FREE
THE FRAMEWORK OF THE RULE OF TOLERANT SOCIETY WHICH WORKS KITHIN
OF SUSTAINING
A
AND LAW. THAT WE CAN I'VE BEEN PRIVILEGED TO EXPLAIN HOW I WANT TO ENSURE
PRIME CONTINUE THAT WAY ES HONG KONG IN A NUMBER OF MEETINGS WITH THE
NUMBER MINISTER, THE FOREIGN MINISTER AND FINANCE MINISTER AND WITH A OF POLITICAL LEADERS, AND KITU RUSIKPSS LEADERS
KEITANKEN YESTERDAY.
AS WELL, AT
THE
IT'S BEEN,
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