FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1994
QUESTION: WERE YOU DISAPPOINTED THAT THE TALKS DID NOT REACH SOMETHING CONCRETE
?
GOVERNOR: NO, I'VE GIVEN MY REACTIONS TO IT. WE'LL SEE WHAT THE RESULTS ARE OVER THE COMING WEEKS AND MONTHS.
QUESTION: HOW ABOUT THE MEASURES YOU ARE GOING TO ANNOUNCE IN YOUR SPEECH, TO IMPROVE SINO-BRITISH RELATIONSHIP......?
GOVERNOR: THE SIMPLE
A KONG
THAT I REFER TO NEXT WEEK WILL MEASURES
ALL HAVE OBJECTIVE AND THAT IS TO SERVE THE BEST INTEREST OF HONG AND I AM SURE YOU LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING THEM.
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FS TO ATTEND WORLD BANK/IMF MEETINGS
THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY, SIR HAMISH MACLEOD, WILL DEPART HONG KONG FOR MADRID TONIGHT (FRIDAY) TO ATTEND THE 1994 ANNUAL MEETINGS OF THE WORLD BANK/INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND (IMF).
MORE THAN 10,000 PARTICIPANTS FROM 150 MEMBER COUNTRIES WILL TAKE PART IN THE 1994 ANNUAL MEETINGS TO BE HELD IN MADRID FROM
OCTOBER 4-6. THE DELEGATIONS ARE HEADED BY FINANCE MINISTERS OR
GOVERNORS OF CENTRAL BANKS.
IN MADRID, SIR HAMISH WILL ATTEND A SERIES FUNCTIONS WHERE HE WILL MEET PROMINENT PERSONALITIES OF BANKING AND FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS IN THE WORLD.
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HE WILL ALSO CALL ON THE SPANISH MINISTER OF COMMERCE AND TOURISM, MR JOVIER GOMEZ NAVARRO, AND MEET WITH MEMBERS OF THE SPANISH PARLIAMENT.
"I LOOK FORWARD TO MEETING SENIOR GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS AND KEY BUSINESS PERSONALITIES FROM OTHER COUNTRIES ATTENDING THE WORLD BANK/IMF MEETINGS. I HOPE TO BE ABLE TO STRENGTHEN OUR TIES WITH THEM AND TO ESTABLISH NEW CONTACTS, SIR HAMISH SAID.
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"IT IS ALSO A PRIME OBJECTIVE OF MY VISIT ΤΟ PROMOTE HONG
KONG'S ROLE AS A MAJOR BUSINESS HUB IN ASIA, HE ADDED.
ON OCTOBER 6, SIR HAMISH WILL ADDRESS THE MADRID CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ON "HONG KONG: THE GATEWAY TO CHINA", THE FORUM WILL BE ATTENDED BY OVER 150 PROMINENT PERSONALITIES FROM THE BUSINESS SECTOR
IN MADRID.
A STUDY TEAM, HEADED BY THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF THE HONG KONG MONETARY AUTHORITY (HKMA), HAS ARRIVED IN MADRID TO STUDY THE ARRANGEMENTS FOR ANNUAL MEETINGS. THE HKMA IS RESPONSIBLE ORGANISING THE 1997 WORLD BANK/IMF MEETINGS IN HONG KONG.
SIR HAMISH WILL RETURN TO HONG KONG ON OCTOBER 9.
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