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THURSDAY, MAY 24, 1990

GOVERNOR CONCLUDES TWO-DAY VISIT TO OTTAWA

BUSINESS OFFICIAL

THE GOVERNOR, SIR DAVID WILSON, CONCLUDED A TWO-DAY ROUND OF MEETINGS WITH SENIOR CANADIAN GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS AND LEADERS IN OTTAWA ON WEDNESDAY, IN THE FIRST PART OF HIS VISIT TO CANADA.

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OF HIS MEETINGS AND DISCUSSIONS THERE, SIR DAVID SAID: GET THE IMPRESSION OF A GENUINELY WARM WELCOME AND A GENUINE WISH TO TRY TO BUILD UP A RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CANADA AND HONG KONG, A PACIFIC PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE TWO PLACES, AND ON THE CANADIAN SIDE TO DO ANYTHING THAT THEY COULD WHICH WAS HELPFUL FOR HONG KONG AND HELPFUL FOR MAKING SURE THAT THE ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE FUTURE ACTUALLY WORK OUT IN PRACTICE."

SIR DAVID'S SECOND DAY IN THE CANADIAN CAPITAL BEGAN WITH A MEETING AND DISCUSSIONS WITH THE MINISTER FOR EMPLOYMENT AND IMMIGRATION, MRS BARBARA MCDOUGALL.

THIS WAS FOLLOWED BY A MEETING IN THE EXTERNAL AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT WITH THE MINISTER FOR INTERNATIONAL TRADE, MR JOHN CROSBIE.

THE GOVERNOR THEN WENT ON TO A WORKING LUNCH WITH OTHER GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS AND 20 BUSINESS LEADERS, MOST OF WHOM HAVE CONNECTIONS WITH, OR INTERESTS IN, HONG KONG.

IN THE LATE AFTERNOON, THE GOVERNOR FLEW TO TORONTO WHERE ON THURSDAY HE WILL START THE SECOND PART OF HIS VISIT WITH FURTHER MEETINGS AND DISCUSSIONS. HE WILL ALSO ADDRESS A LUNCH GATHERING OF THE UNIVERSAL SPEAKERS' FORUM AT THE TORONTO CONVENTION CENTRE.

WORKING GROUP LOOKING INTO WAYS TO CURB SMUGGLING

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A WORKING GROUP IS LOOKING INTO WAYS TO LIMIT THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR SMUGGLING INTO CHINESE WATERS, THE DEPUTY TO THE GOVERNOR, SIR DAVID FORD, SAID TODAY (THURSDAY).

"OF COURSE THE EXPORT OF GOODS FROM HONG KONG IN ITSELF IS NOT AN OFFENCE BUT THE SMUGGLING INTO CHINA IS AND WE'LL OBVIOUSLY WISH TO CO-OPERATE AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE TO PREVENT THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR SMUGGLING," HE SAID.

SPEAKING TO REPORTERS AFTER OFFICIATING AT THE OPENING OF THE BAPTIST COLLEGE'S WAI HANG SPORTS CENTRE, SIR DAVID SAID THE GOVERNMENT WAS VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE LEVEL OF SMUGGLING WHICH GOING ON.

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"WE ARE LOOKING AT THAT NOW AND I HOPE THAT WITHIN A DAY OR WE WILL BE ABLE TO SAY MORE ABOUT WHAT WE INTEND TO DO TO CURB THIS ACTIVITY," HE ADDED.

IN REPLY TO A QUESTION ON BANNING THE USE OF HIGH POWER SPEED BOATS WHICH MIGHT BE USED FOR SMUGGLING, HE SAID THIS WAS ONE OF THE MEASURES WHICH WAS BEING LOOKED AT.

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