FRIDAY, MARCH 26, 1993
GOVERNOR ON VISIT TO BRUSSELS AND LONDON
FURTHER
A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN TODAY (FRIDAY) ANNOUNCED DETAILS OF THE VISIT TO BRUSSELS AND LONDON FROM MARCH 31 TO APRIL 17 BY THE GOVERNOR, THE HON CHRISTOPHER PATTEN.
THIS WILL BE MR PATTEN'S FIRST VISIT TO BRUSSELS AS GOVERNOR. WHILE THERE ON APRIL 1 AND 2, HE WILL MEET THE PRESIDENT OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, MR EGON KLEPSCH; THE BELGIAN FOREIGN MINISTER, MR WILLY CLAES AND SENIOR OFFICIALS OF THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION INCLUDING THE PRESIDENT, MR JACQUES DELORS.
DURING HIS STAY IN BRUSSELS, MR PATTEN WILL ALSO GIVE A SPEECH ENTITLED "HONG KONG: ONWARDS TO 1997
AND BEYOND" ΤΟ THE CENTRE FOR EUROPEAN POLICY STUDIES.
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THE SPOKESMAN SAID MR PATTEN WOULD USE THE VISIT ΤΟ FURTHER HONG KONG'S ECONOMIC AND TRADE INTERESTS IN THE COMMUNITY AND TO BRIEF IMPORTANT FIGURES AND ORGANISATIONS ON THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS IN HONG KONG.
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MR PATTEN WILL FLY TO LONDON ON THE EVENING OF APRIL HE WILL HAVE MEETINGS WITH THE PRIME MINISTER, THE FOREIGN SECRETARY AND OFFICIALS OF THE FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE.
HE WILL ALSO DELIVER SPEECHES ΤΟ THE ROYAL INSTITUTE FOR INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS (CHATHAM HOUSE) AND THE TORY REFORM GROUP.
THE SPOKESMAN ADDED THAT THE UNITED KINGDOM LEG OF WAS PART OF MR PATTEN'S REGULAR PROGRAMME OF VISITS TO MAINTAIN CLOSE CONTACT WITH MR JOHN MAJOR, MR DOUGLAS HURD MINISTERS AND OFFICIALS CONCERNED WITH HONG KONG POLICY.
THE VISIT LONDON TO AND OTHER
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MR PATTEN WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY HIS PRIVATE SECRETARY, BOWEN LEUNG; THE INFORMATION CO-ORDINATOR, MR MIKE HANSON; AND HIS PERSONAL ADVISER, MR EDWARD LLEWELLYN.
$17 BILLION MORE ON NEW TOWNS DEVELOPMENTS
THE GOVERNOR, THE RT HON CHRISTOPHER PATTEN, TODAY (FRIDAY) SAID THE GOVERNMENT WOULD BE SPENDING $17 BILLION MORE ON HONG KONG'S NEW TOWNS PROGRAMME IN THE NEXT FIVE YEARS TO BUILD MORE HOMES FOR ITS PEOPLES.
CITING TUNG CHUNG AS THE NEXT NEW TOWN ON THE DRAWING BOARD, THE GOVERNOR SAID: "I AM COMMITTED TO THIS INVESTMENT BECAUSE IT IS AN INVESTMENT IN OUR COMMUNITY AND AN INVESTMENT IN OUR FUTURE.'
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MR PATTEN SAID THIS WHEN HE OPENED THE TIN SHUI WAI NEW TOWN, NEWEST IN THE NEW TOWNS PROGRAMME WHICH IS CELEBRATING ITS 20TH ANNIVERSARY THIS YEAR.
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"OVER THE LAST TWO DECADES, THIS NEW TOWNS PROGRAMME HAS TRANSFORMED THE NEW TERRITORIES, THE GOVERNOR SAID.
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"BY SPENDING