SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1994
GOVERNOR ARRIVES IN USA AT START OF OFFICIAL VISIT
IN
GOVERNOR, THE
THE RT HON CHRISTOPHER PATTEN, ARRIVED ANGELES ON NOVEMBER 12 (LOS ANGELES TIME) WITH A POSITIVE MESSAGE THE US BUSINESS COMMUNITY TO CONTINUE INVESTING IN HONG KONG.
LOS FOR
SPEAKING TO THE MEDIA ON ARRIVAL AT LOS ANGELES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AT THE START OF A WEEK-LONG OFFICIAL VISIT TO THE WEST COAST OF THE UNITED STATES, MR PATTEN SAID THAT HE WOULD BE TELLING BUSINESS LEADERS IN CALIFORNIA ABOUT HONG KONG'S ECONOMIC PROGRESS AND ITS INVESTMENT IN THE INFRASTRUCTURE.
"I'M HAVE
IF
HAVE
KONG, GOING TO BE ENCOURAGING THEM TO COME TO HONG
TO AND NOT DONE SO ALREADY, TO INVEST IN HONG KONG CONFIDENCE IN OUR FUTURE," SAID MR PATTEN.
THEY
MR PATTEN SAID HE WOULD BE GETTING ACROSS THE MESSAGE THAT HONG KONG IS DOING SPLENDIDLY AND WILL CONTINUE TO DO WELL INTO THE FUTURE, PARTICULARLY IF
THE AROUND IT HAS THE UNDERSTANDING OF ITS FRIENDS WORLD.
MR PATTEN POINTED OUT THAT ALL THE ELEMENTS WHICH HONG KONG SUCH AN IMPORTANT BASE FOR INTERNATIONAL COMPANIES AND TO THEIR OPERATIONS IN THE REGION WOULD CONTINUE AFTER 1997 DUE TREATY BETWEEN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND CHINA.
HAVE MADE
FOR
THE
"THE
KONG WILL JOINT DECLARATION GUARANTEES THAT HONG
WHAT BEING ADMINISTERED AFTER 1997 FOR 50 YEARS AS IT IS TODAY. MEANS IS THE RULE OF LAW CONTINUING, WITH BUSINESS CONTINUING TO
THE A
WHAT IT MEANS IS CLEAN GOVERNMENT, LEVEL PLAYING FIELD. AWARD OF CONTRACTS AND GRANTS AND FRANCHISES," SAID MR PATTEN.
GO
ON
THAT
HAVE CLEAN
NOTING THAT THERE ARE ALREADY ABOUT 100 FACTORIES IN HONG
PEOPLE, WHICH ARE OWNED BY US INTERESTS, EMPLOYING ABOUT 20,000 PATTEN SAID THAT MANY AMERICAN FIRMS ARE COMING TO LOOK AT HONG TO SEE HOW THEY COULD EXTEND AND DEVELOP THAT INVESTMENT.
KONG
MR KONG
MR
KONG AND THE PATTEN POINTED OUT THAT TRADE BETWEEN HONG UNITED STATES RUNS AT ABOUT US $41 BILLION A YEAR, AND ABOUT ONE-FIFTH OF IT IS TRADE BETWEEN HONG KONG AND CALIFORNIA.
THE
WEEK IN
AND
FOLLOWING THE FIRST LEG OF THE VISIT IN LOS
ANGELES,
TRAVEL GOVERNOR WILL
THE TO SAN FRANCISCO, AND COMPLETE SEATTLE. HE WILL MEET SENIOR STATE AND CITY OFFICIALS, BUSINESS COMMUNITY LEADERS, AND GIVE KEYNOTE SPEECHES IN EACH CITY.
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