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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1993
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GOVERNOR CANCELS VISIT TO EUROPE
GOVERNOR,
то HONG KONG
AND
A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (FRIDAY) THAT THE THE RT HON CHRISTOPHER PATTEN, HAD DECIDED TO RETURN IMMEDIATELY AFTER HIS VISIT TO LONDON ON NOVEMBER 8 TO 13 NOT BE VISITING EUROPE THE FOLLOWING WERK AS ORIGINALLY PLANNED.
WOULD
SECRETARY HONG
THE SPOKESMAN SAID THE GOVERNOR HAD ASKED THE CHIEF (DESIGNATE), MRS ANSON CHAN, TO TRAVEL TO EUROPE TO LEAD A MAJOR KONG PROMOTION IN GERMANY, FRANCE AND THE NETHERLANDS FROM NOVEMBER 14 TO 19.
LONDON, MR PATTEN
VISIT то "DURING HIS
BE WILL
HOLDING THE DISCUSSIONS WITH THE PRIME MINISTER AND THE FOREIGN SECRETARY ON LATEST SITUATION IN THE TALKS WITH THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT ON ELECTORAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE 1994/95 ELECTIONS, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
"THE
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WE IT CLEAR THAT
ΤΟ DECISIONS HAVE
HAS MADE GOVERNOR
HAVE ONLY WEEKS IMPORTANT
BE MADE ON REMAINING BEFORE
THE RETURN ARRANGEMENT FOR THE 1994/95 ELECTIONS. HE THEREFORE WISHES TO TO HONG KONG FOLLOWING HA DISCUSSION IN LONDON.”
TO PARIS,
POLITICAL
OF
WHAT
IS
THE SPOKESMAN ADDED THAT THE GOVERNOR ATTACHED GREAT IMPORTANCE
PLANNED FOR KONG PROMOTION WHICH IS BEING
FRANKFURT, THE HONG
AMSTERDAM AND THE HAGUE WHICH WILL PROVIDE EUROPEAN
WITH LEADERS AND
UNDERSTANDING A BETTER BUSINESSMEN HAPPENING IN HONG KONG, ENHANCE HONG KONG-EUROPE LINKS, AND EMPHASISES OPPORTUNITIES FOR EUROPE ON BUSINESS IN HONG KONG.
"THE GOVERNOR IS DELIGHTED THAT MRS CHAN, OUR FIRST LOCAL CHIEF
CARRY THE HONG SECRETARY, WILL
KONG MESSAGE TO SUCH IMPORTANT INTERNATIONAL AUDIENCES, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
T
KINGDOM
HE ADDED THAT MRS CHAN WOULD BE LEAVING FOR THE UNITED AT THE END OF NEXT WEEK WHERE SHE WOULD HAVE A SERIES OF MEETINGS WITH GOVERNMENT AND BUSINESS LEADERS.
HEADING THE LIST OF APPOINTMENTS IS A MEETING WITH THE SECRETARY, MR DOUGLAS HURD.
FOREIGN
TO
MRS CHAN WILL REMAIN IN LONDON AFTER THIS ROUND OF MEETINGS
MINISTERS AND OFFICIALS JOIN THE GOVERNOR IN HIS DISCUSSIONS WITH BEFORE FLYING TO FRANKFURT TO LEAD THE HONG KONG PROMOTION IN EUROPE.
SALES OF OVERSEAS TRUST BANK COMPLETED
A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN ANNOUNCED TODAY (FRIDAY) THAT THE SALE
OF THE OVERSEAS TRUST BANK (OTB) HAS BEEN COMPLETED.
THE GOVERNMENT SIGNED A CONDITIONAL AGREEMENT WITH GUOCO GROUP LTD. ON JULY 31, THIS YEAR TO SELL THE ENTIRE SHARE CAPITAL OF THE OTB.
ALL CONDITIONS BAVING BEEN SATISFIED, THE TRANSACTION HAS BEEN COMPLETED ON SCHEDULE TODAY. THE TOTAL CONSIDERATION FOR THE SALE
$4.457 BILLION,
IS
/"THE CONSIDERATION