THURSDAY, MAY 6, 1993
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GOVERNOR CONCLUDES VISIT TO WASHINGTON
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THE GOVERNOR, THE RT' HON CHRISTOPHER PATTEN, (WEDNESDAY) CONCLUDED HIS VISIT TO WASHINGTON D C.
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SPEAKING AT A PRESS BRIEFING, HE DESCRIBED HIS VISIT AS A GREAT SUCCESS. MR PATTEN SAID:
"WE HAVE ENSURED THAT THE INTERESTS OF HONG KONG ARE ON THE UNITED STATES' AGENDA. THE ADMINISTRATION AND THE CONGRESS NOW UNDERSTAND HOW IMPORTANT MEN RENEWAL IS TO HONG KONG.
"I THINK IT WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE TO CONCEIVE OF HOW WE COULD HAVE BEEN BETTER RECEIVED BY THE ADMINISTRATION, THE SENATE AND THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
"I AM VERY GRATEFUL THAT SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE BEEN PREPARED GIVE UP THEIR TIME TO DISCUSS HONG KONG AND HONG KONG'S CONCERNS.
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MR PATTEN BEGAN THE THIRD DAY OF HIS VISIT TO WASHINGTON WITH A PRESS BRIEFING. HE THEN MET REPRESENTATIVE TOM FOLEY, THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
THIS WAS FOLLOWED BY A MEETING WITH THE NATIONAL ECONOMIC ADVISOR, MR ROBERT RUBIN, AT THE WHITE HOUSE AND THEN A MEETING WITH EX-CONGRESSMAN MR STEPHEN SOLARZ.
MR PATTEN LED A LUNCH-TIME DISCUSSION AT THE BROOKINGS INSTITUTION WHICH WAS CHATRED BY DR HARRY HARDING AND ATTENDED BY, AMONG OTHERS, CONGRESSWOMAN NANCY PELOSI AND CONGRESSMAN JOHN PORTER.
IN THE AFTERNOON, MR PATTEN MET CONGRESSMAN LEE HAMILTON, CHAIRMAN OF THE HOUSE FOREIGN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE AND THEN BRIEFED COMMITTEE.
THE MEETING WAS CHAIRED BY CONGRESSMAN GARY ACKERMAN. GOVERNOR THEN ADDRESSED THE EAST ASIAN AND PACIFIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE OF THE SENATE FOREIGN RELATIONS COMMITTEE.
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A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THE VERY HIGH ATTENDANCE MERTINGS WAS A CLEAR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST AND SUPPORT FOR HONG ON CAPITOL HILL.
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MR PATTEN CONCLUDED HIS THIRD DAY IN WASHINGTON WITH A MEETING WITH SENATOR BILL BRADLEY.
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HE WILL THEN TRAVEL TO NEW YORK TODAY (THURSDAY) FOR A TWO-DAY
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