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I have also in camera offered to disclose the letter that the Commissioner of ICAC sent to me together with certain enclosures. But members require more time to look at these papers and of course after they have perused these papers I shall be very happy to answer further questions and other officers, including the Secretary for the Civil Service and the Secretary for Security would also be happy to answer further questions arising from those disclosures.
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CS to strengthen ties with USA
The Chief Secretary, Mrs Anson Chan, will depart tomorrow (Thursday) for a visit to the United States. This is her second trip to the US since June 1996. She will be attending a conference in Monterey, and conducting speaking engagements in San Francisco, Dallas and Houston,
The first leg of Mrs Chan's visit is to Pebble Beach of Monterey. There she attends a conference organised by the Asia-Pacific Roundtable. She will deliver a speech on "HK Beyond 1997".
Upon adjournment of the three-day conference in Pebble Beach, Mrs Chan will depart for San Francisco in the evening of January 26.
While in San Francisco, Mrs Chan will visit the University of California. Berkeley where she will address a luncheon hosted by Chancellor Tien. She will renew her business contacts there.
She will deliver a keynote speech on January 28 at the luncheon jointly hosted by The World Affairs Council of Northern California, Hong Kong Association of Northern California and The Commonwealth Club of California.
Mrs Chan will arrive at Dallas, Texas in the evening of January 28. There she will meet Mayor Kirk of Dallas the following day and deliver a keynote speech at the inauguration dinner of the Hong Kong Association of Northern Texas.
The last stop of Mrs Chan's visit is Houston where she will have a private meeting with the former US President George Bush and call on Mayor Robert Lanier. She will deliver a keynote address at a luncheon meeting hosted by the Houston Forum and the Asia Society.