ACER
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1994
BRIEFED
LATE IN THE DAY, MR PATTEN GAVE TWO TV INTERVIEWS AND THE PRINT MEDIA, INCLUDING AN EDITORIAL BOARD OF THE SEATTLE TIMES, ON DEVELOPMENTS IN HONG KONG.
FINAL
PRIOK
TO
THE GOVERNOR WRAPS UP HIS VISIT TO THE WEST COAST WITH A
STATE MEDIA ON
SATURDAY, THE WASHINGTON FOR BRIFFING RETURNING TO HONG KONG,
IN 1993, HONG KONG WAS AMONG THE TOP FOREIGN INVESTORS IN
STATE OF WASHINGTON WITH US$18 MILLION OF CAPITAL INVESTMENT, TRADE IN 1993 AMOUNTED TO US$3.08 BILLION COMPARED TO 68$2.44 IN 1992."
ויי
THE
TWO WAY BILLION
HONG KONG IS THE FIFTH LARGEST TRADING PARTNER OF THE PORT OF IMPORTS FROM. THE SEATTLE, FOLLOWING JAPAN, KOREA, CHINA AND TAIWAN. STATE, AT US$1.27 BILLION; WERK MAINLY AIRCRAFT, CIGARETTES AND PAPER;
CLOTHING WHILE EXPORTS TO THE STATE,' AT US$1.80 BILLION WERE MAINLY AND TOYS.
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FOLLOWING IS THE TRANSCRIPT OF THE MEDIA SESSION BY THE DEPUTY OF SINO BUILDING TO THE GOVERNOR, MRS ANSON CHAN, AFTER THE OPENING AT THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG TODAY (SATURDAY).
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QUESTION: PEOPLE
TS 17
RELEASING TRUE THAT THE GOVERNMENT IS
5,000 BOAT
MRS
CHAN:
I
DON'T
THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO TRUTH TO THAT ALLEGATION. KNOW WHERE THAT HAS COME FROM. WE HAVE NO INTENTION OF RELEASING 5,000.
QUESTION: DOES THE GOVERNMENT HAVE ANY INTENTION TO RELEASE MORE THAN
4
MRS
CHAN: DISCUSSIONS
THEM OF
WELL,
GOING ON THE ONE HAND, WE ARE
TO CONTINUE OLR WITH THE VIETNAMESE OFFICIALS WITH A VIEW TO PERSUADING TO TAKE BACK THESE VIETNAMESE MIGRANTS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
OF COURSE TO THE EXTENT THAT WE HAVE NOT YET SORTED OUT SOME ARRANGEMENTS WITH THE AUTHORITIES, WE CANNOT GO ON HOLDING THESE VIETNAMESE REFUGEES.
BUT
THE
INDEFINITELY
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