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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1994
DECISION-MAKING
"IT IS OUR AIM TO ENSURE THAT AMERICANS AT THE LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT AND BUSINESS HAVE A CLEAR UNDERSTANDING OF HONG KONG'S FUTURE AS THE PREMIER INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS CENTRE IN ASIA- PACIFIC.
"MR PATTEN'S VISIT TO THE WEST COAST MEANS THAT THE HONG KONG MESSAGE WILL HAVE BEEN CARRIED TO KEY AMERICAN STATES AND CITIES IN A SINGLE YEAR. THIS IS IMPORTANT IN BUILDING ON THE ECONOMIC, TRADE AND COMMUNITY LINKS WHICH ARE OF SUCH SIGNIFICANCE TO HONG KONG'S LONG- TERM PROSPERITY AND STABILITY," THE SPOKESMAN ADDED.
MR PATTEN WILL RETURN TO HONG KONG ON NOVEMBER 20 (SUNDAY).
ATTENTION NEWS EDITORS:
THE GOVERNOR WILL SPEAK TO THE NEWS MEDIA ABOUT HIS VISIT ΤΟ UNITED STATES AT THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES AT ABOUT 11AM TOMORROW (SATURDAY).
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TRANSCRIPT OF MEDIA SESSION BY GOVERNOR AND CANADIAN PRIME MINISTER
FOLLOWING IS THE TRANSCRIPT OF THE MEDIA SESSION BY THE GOVERNOR, THE RT HON CHRISTOPHER PATTEN, AND THE CANADIAN PRIME MINISTER MR JEAN CHRETIEN TODAY (FRIDAY):
GOVERNOR:
GOOD AFTERNOON LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, I VERY MUCH WELCOMED THIS OPPORTUNITY OF MEETING MR CHRETIEN AGAIN. WE MET WHEN NEITHER OF US WERE DOING OUR PRESENT JOBS BUT IT IS EXTREMELY NICE TO WELCOME THE PRIME MINISTER TO HONG KONG, WE'VE HAD OVER THE YEARS, AS YOU KNOW, AN EXCELLENT RELATIONSHIP WITH CANADA. THAT'S BASED ON PERSONAL TIES AND COMMERCIAL TIES AND I THINK SHARED VALUES AND INTERESTS AS WELL, AND IT IS ALWAYS HELPFUL FOR US TO BE ABLE то TALK ΤΟ OUR CANADIAN FRIENDS AND I AM VERY PLEASED THAT THE PRIME MINISTER HAS COME TO HONG KONG WITH SO MANY OF HIS PROVINCIAL PREMIERS AND THAT WE ARE ABLE TO HAVE THIS CONVERSATION THIS AFTERNOON.
PRIME MINISTER:
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, PATTEN, IT WAS A PLEASURE TO BE WITH YOU AGAIN. AS YOU SAID, WE MET WHEN WE WERE IN DIFFERENT CAPACITIES IN OUR CAREERS BUT OF COURSE THE RELATIONS BETWEEN CANADA AND HONG KONG HAVE BEEN ALWAYS VERY CLOSE, WE HAVE A LOT OF EXCHANGES, COMMERCIAL AND POLITICAL, AND CITIZENS MOVING BACK AND FORTH ALL THE TIME. SO WE FOLLOW THE WHOLE SITUATION HERE VERY CLOSELY AND I WAS HAPPY TO HEAR WHAT YOU HAD TO SAY ABOUT THE PRESENT SITUATION.
SO IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, WE ARE HERE TO ANSWER THEM.
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