XN000022-1990-11-11 — Page 2

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1990

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GOVERNOR LAYS WREATH AT REMEMBRANCE DAY CEREMONY

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THE GOVERNOR, SIR DAVID WILSON, LAID A WREATH AT THE CENOTAPH IN STATUE SQUARE THIS (SUNDAY) MORNING TO HONOUR THOSE WHO HAD GIVEN THEIR LIVES ON ACTIVE SERVICE.

THE SOLEMN CEREMONY MARKING REMEMBRANCE DAY BEGAN WITH THE FIRING OF A GUN AT HMS TAMAR WHICH SIGNALLED THE OF TWO MINUTES' SILENCE.

AT THE FIRING OF A SECOND GUN, BUGLERS OF THE 1ST THE ROYAL REGIMENT OF WALES SOUNDED THE "LAST POST".

AT 11 AM OBSERVANCE

BATTALION,

WREATHS WERE ALSO LAID BY THE CHIEF JUSTICE, SIR TI LIANG YANG; THE COMMANDER BRITISH FORCES, MAJOR GENERAL PETER DUFFELL; REPRESENTATIVES OF THE EXECUTIVE AND LEGISLATIVE COUNCILS; COMMONWEALTH REPRESENTATIVES; THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE, MR LI KWAN-HA; THE CHAIRMAN OF THE URBAN COUNCIL, MR GERRY FORSGATE; THE CHAIRMAN OF THE REGIONAL COUNCIL, MR CHEUNG YAN-LUNG; AND DISTRICT BOARD CHAIRMEN.

THIS WAS FOLLOWED BY LAYING OF WREATHS BY SERVICE COMMANDERS, AND REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ROYAL BRITISH LEGION, SERVICE UNITS, COMMUNITY ORGANISATIONS, EX-SERVICEMEN'S ASSOCIATIONS, SOCIETIES AND OTHER BODIES.

PROMOTING HK OVERSEAS BY TARGETING INFLUENTIAL PEOPLE: SIR DAVID

A KEY PART OF THE GOVERNMENT'S STRATEGY IN PROMOTING HONG KONG OVERSEAS IS ΤΟ TARGET PEOPLE WHO HAVE AN INFLUENCE OVER THE TERRITORY'S ECONOMY, THE CHIEF SECRETARY, SIR DAVID FORD, SAID (SUNDAY).

TODAY

SPEAKING то REPORTERS BEFORE HIS DEPARTURE ON A 10-DAY OFFICIAL VISIT TO NORTH AMERICA AND LONDON, SIR DAVID SAID: "BY THAT I MEAN BUSINESS PEOPLE, FINANCIERS; BANKERS AND TRADERS.

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"SO THE MAIN PART OF MY VISIT WILL BE TALKING TO THOSE SORT GROUPS OF PEOPLE," HE ADDED.

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SIR DAVID WILL BE GIVING KEYNOTE SPEECHES IN SAN FRANCISCO, SEATTLE, VANCOUVER AND LONDON AND TALKING TO GROUPS INFORMALLY.

"I WILL ALSO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO TALK TO ACADEMICS AND STUDENTS," HE SAID.

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