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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1994
CHIEF SECRETARY IN TORONTO
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MRS ANSON OCTOBER
FOLLOWING IS THE TRANSCRIPT OF THE CHIEF SECRETARY CHAN'S MEDIA SESSION AFTER THE LUNCHEON MERTING IN TORONTO ON 14:
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WORDS.
A FEW
VISIT
GOOD AFTERNOON, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, I WOULD LIKE TO SAY
I HAD A VERY ENJOYABLE AND IN MANY WAYS VERY REWARDING
WITH TOMORROW I HAVE A LUNCH UNHAPPY THIS COMING TO AN END.
THE UNITED STATES BOB RAE, AND THEN I LEAVE ON SUNDAY FOR WHERE WE HAVE A MAJOR PROMOTIONAL TOUR.
SO FAR. PREMIER
MINISTER
SAR GOVERNMENT
CANADA
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BEEN
AND
I HAVE MET WITH YOUR PRIME ENCOURAGED AND WITH OTHER MINISTERS AND I HAVE BEEN GREATLY
BY THE DISTINCT BY THE CONSIDERABLE GOODWILL SHOWN TOWARDS HONG KONG, LEVEL OF INTEREST IN WHAT IS HAPPENING IN HONG KONG, WHAT WE ARE DOING IN HONG KÔNG, WHAT THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT IS ATTEMPTING TO DO IN NECESSARY ORDER TO SECURE A SMOOTH TRANSITION AND TO PUT IN PLACE THE INSTITUTIONAL AND LEGAL FRAMEWORK TO ENSURE THAT THE WILL GET OFF TO A GOOD START. THE LINKS BETWEEN HONG KONG AND
IT DATES BACK MANY MANY YEARS. AS YOU KNOW ARE EXTREMELY STRONG, HAS STRENGTHENED OVER THE YEARS AND THE HUMAN FLOW BETWEEN US HAS, AM TOLD BY YOUR DEPUTY MINISTER FOR CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION, A VERY BENEFICIAL ONE. IT HAS ENHANCED THE QUALITY OF LIFE HERE
OF THE CANADIAN PARTICULARLY HAS ADDED TO THE ECONOMIC WELL-BEING
1T WOULD COMMUNITY. WE VERY MUCH VALUE OUR FRIENDSHIP WITH CANADA. BE OBVIOUSLY IMPORTANT BOTH IN THE RUN UP TO 1997 AND AFTER 1997
BUSINESS PARTNERS, PARTICULARLY OUR THE
COMMUNITY, INTERNATIONAL CONTINUE TO TAKE AN INTEREST IN HONG KONG BECAUSE WE BELIEVE THAT WILL REMAIN A VERY ATTRACTIVE PLACE FOR BUSINESSMEN TO DO BUSINESS CURRENTLY AND TO WORK IN, AND WHAT THE HONG KONG ADMINISTRATION ENGAGED IN DOING 13 TO PUT FLESH TO THE PRINCIPLES LAID DOWN JOINT DECLARATION AND THE BASIC LAW TO ENSURE THAT CONTINUE TO PROSPER WELL INTO THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY. VERY MUCH.
THAT
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IN THE HONG KONG WILL THANK YOU
BUSINESSES ARE
Q: IS THERE ANY OPPORTUNITY THAT CANADIAN OR TORONTO NOT PURSUING EFFECTIVELY ENOUGH IN HONG KONG THAT THEY COULD BE DOING?
SAY ARE, I WOULD CS: I THINK AS I SAID IN MY SPEECH THAT THERE
IN HONG FOR CANADIAN BUSINESSMEN TO INVEST UNLIMITED OPPORTUNITIES KONG. CANADIANS, OF COURSE, ARE ALREADY INVOLVED IN A NUMBER OF AREAS TELECOMMUNICATIONS, WHERE THEY HAVE PARTICULAR EXPERTISE, FOR EXAMPLE
INSTALL TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, FOR EXAMPLE CANADIAN FIRMS HELP US
A LOT OF CONTRACTS COMING UP IN OUR VESSEL TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT SYSTEM.
YOU ARE PARTICULARLY CONNECTION WITH THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE AIRPORT. GOOD, FOR EXAMPLE, IN PROVIDING SIGNALLING EQUIPMENT AND WE HAVE QUITE YOU A FEW TRANSPORT PROJECTS COMING UP. SO PLENTY OF OPPORTUNITIES. KNOW THAT WE HAVE A LEVEL PLAYING FIELD WHICH WE ARE VERY VERY ANXIOUS AND ARE DETERMINED TO PROTECT AND MAINTAIN AND AS I SAID IN MY SPEECH, I AM SURE THAT CANADIAN BUSINESSMEN, LIKE BUSINESSMEN ELSEWHERE, A HARDNOSE FOR OPPORTUNITIES AND WILL GRASP THE OPPORTUNITIES.
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