WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1993
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DUTCH ASSURED OF HK SITUATION
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THE CHIEF SECRETARY-DESIGNATE, MRS ANSON CHAN, IS RE-CONFIRMING EUROPEAN BUSINESS LEADERS, ACADEMICS AND POLITICIANS THAT WHILE THERE WILL BE A CHANGE OF SOVEREIGNTY IN 1997, IT WILL BE BUSINESS
AS USUAL IN HONG KONG.
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"ALL THOSE WHO VISIT, DO BUSINESS AND MAKE THEIR LIVES IN HONG KONG WILL SEE VIRTUALLY NO DIFFERENCE, MRS CHAN TOLD AN AUDIENCE OF 200 DUTCH BUSINESSMEN AND WOMEN AT A GALA DINNER AND CULTURAL PRESENTATION IN THE HAGUE ON TUESDAY NIGHT.
SIE EMPHASISED THAT THIS SIMPLE FACT SHOULD BE BORNE IN MIND WHENEVER PEOPLE HEARD, SAW OR DID ANYTHING IN CONNECTION WITH HONG KONG.
IT WAS VERY IMPORTANT THAT INTERNATIONAL INVESTORS FULLY UNDERSTOOD THAT THE RULE OF LAW, AN INDEPENDENT JUDICIARY AND A LEVEL PLAYING FIELD WOULD BE MAINTAINED IN HONG KONG AFTER THE TRANSITION.
THE CHIEF SECRETARY-DESIGNATE IS CURRENTLY HEADING A MAJOR HONG KONG PROMOTION IN FOUR EUROPEAN CITIES FEATURING BUSINESS SEMINARS, AIRPORT WORKSHOPS, A FILM FESTIVAL, FASHION SHOWS AND A SPECIAL CULTURAL PERFORMANCE.
MRS CHAN SAID SHE HAD BEEN EXTREMELY ENCOURAGED BY THE POSITIVE ATTITUDE. PARTICULARLY OF THE BUSINESS PEOPLE, SHE HAD MET SO FAR ON THE EUROPEAN PROMOTION. THEY HAD A GOOD UNDERSTANDING OF THE SITUATION IN HONG KONG AND IN MOST CASES WERE ALREADY LOOKING WELL BEYOND 1997.
DURING THE GALA DINNER, THE GUESTS WERE ENTERTAINED BY A TROUPE OF 17 PERFORMERS FROM THE ACADEMY FOR PERFORMING ARTS IN A SPECIAL "HONG KONG IMAGES" PRODUCTION.
THE
PERFORMANCE COMBINED DANCE. MUSIC, AND VISUAL IMAGES
REFLECTING HONG KONG'S CULTURAL HERITAGE AND ITS DEVELOPMENT MAJOR, MODERN INTERNATIONAL CITY.
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EARLIER IN THE DAY, MRS CHAN HAD A LIVELY DISCUSSION WITH LEADING ACADEMICS AND PHD STUDENTS AT THE HIGHLY-RESPECTED SINOLOGISTS INSTITUTE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF LEIDEN.
THE WIDE-RANGING DISCUSSION COVERED MANY ASPECTS OF THE POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC SCENE IN BOTH CHINA AND HONG KONG.
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LATER SHE WAS GUEST AT AN INFORMAL LUNCH HOSTED BY THE AMBASSADOR IN THE HAGUE, SIR DAVID MIERS, WHERE SHE MET SOME OF THE NETHERLANDS' TOP BUSINESSMEN, INCLUDING A NUMBER CONNECTED WITH MAJOR DUTCH DREDGING COMPANIES INVOLVED IN RECLAMATION PROJECTS FOR HONG KONG'S NEW AIRPORT DEVELOPMENT.
/ON WEDNESDAY,