PR 2 4000037
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香港政府
GIS 新聞處
DAILY INFORMATION BULLETIN
SUPPLEMENT
Thursday, September 30, 1976
OPENING OF THE COMMONWEALTH FINANCE MINISTERS
• MEETING
Following is the full text of the Governor's speech at the
opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Finance Ministers' Meeting today:
"Your Excellency, Prime Minister, Ministers, Ladies and Gentlemen:
"Hong Kong is becoming well known as a site for conferences
and conventions.
But this is the first time we have been honoured
to act as host for a ministerial meeting. It is both a pleasure
and appropriate that we should begin with one which is a Commonwealth
meeting and also a meeting of Finance Ministers. A pleasure
A pleasure - because
the tradition of the Commonwealth makes this an informal, family
occasion, and delegates represent countries with whom Hong Kong is
familiar and has close links of trade, law and culture. Appropriate
because Hong Kong is an international financial centre, and finance
is a field in which Hong Kong people feel at home.
"Nevertheless it is with some diffidence that I address a
gathering of such distinguished ministers. I can safely and very
sincerely start by saying how delighted we were, with the concurrence
of Her Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom, to accept an
invitation to host this year's meeting of the Commonwealth Finance
Ministers. On behalf of Her Majesty's Government and the Government
of Hong Kong I extend to you all a very warm welcome to this City. I
hope your stay here will be both enjoyable and fruitful.
You catch
Issued by Government Information Services, Beaconsfield House. Hong Kong. Tel: 5-233191
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