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THERE.

"IF PEOPLE ARE WILLING TO SEIZE THOSE OPPORTUNITIES,

THEY

ARE

IT IS A

WHERE THE "WHAT I AM ALSO SAYING IS THAT HONG KONG IS A PLACE

RATE IT IS NOT GROWING AT QUITE THE ECONOMY IS STILL DOING WELL.

WE THAT'S WHAT

BUT EXPECTED. WAS IN THE PAST FEW YEARS VERY RESILIENT ECONOMY.

―

GIVING,

IT

"IT'S A MESSAGE OF OPPORTUNITY, THAT I'M

RATHER THAN HONG KONG IS A PLACE WHERE IF REASSURANCE.

YOU ARE A GOOD

YOU BUSINESSMAN KEEN AND COMPETITIVE,

CAN BE VERY SUCCESSFUL. SO IT'S A QUESTION OF DO PEOPLE TAKE THE OPPORTUNITIES THAT ARE THERE,"

A

LUNCHEON

FUNCTION WAS

THE GOVERNOR ALSO DELIVERED A KEYNOTE ADDRESS TO

JAPANESE ATTENDED BY 450

BUSINESS

THE EXECUTIVES. ORGANISED BY THE HONG KONG/JAPAN BUSINESS CO-OPERATION COMMITTEE, JAPAN/HONG KONG SOCIETY AND THE TRADE DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL IN TOKYO.

THE

FUNCTION ONE

THE GOOD RESPONSE FROM BUSINESS LEADERS MADE THE OF THE BIGGEST RECENT GATHERINGS FOR A BUSINESS LUNCH IN TOKYO.

THE PRIOR TO THE LUNCH,

GOVERNOR AND BARONESS DUNN JOINED LUNCHEON VIP OTHER MISSION MEMBERS FOR INFORMAL DISCUSSIONS WITH THE GUESTS.

THE MISSION ALSO MET WITH MR TARO NAKAYAMA, THE MINISTER OF RULING FOREIGN AFFAIRS, MR ICHIRO OZAWA, SECRETARY GENERAL OF JAPAN'S LIBERAL DEMOCRACTIC PARTY (LDP), AND MR TAKAKAZU

VICE

MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS.

KURIYAMA,

OF

THE GOVERNOR AND LADY WILSON ALSO VISITED THE TOKYO OFFICES THE HONG KONG ECONOMIC AND TRADE OFFICE, HONG KONG TRADE DEVELOPMENT HE WAS BRIEFED COUNCIL, AND THE HONG KONG TOURIST ASSOCIATION WHERE BY SENIOR STAFF AND CHATTED INFORMALLY WITH EMPLOYEES.

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GOVERNOR'S COMMENTS ON NEW BRITISH PRIME MINISTER

* * * *

THE GOVERNOR, SIR DAVID WILSON, SAID THIS (WEDNESDAY) AFTERNOON HE DID NOT EXPECT THE CHANGE OF LEADERSHIP IN THE CONSERVATIVE PARTY WOULD LEAD TO ANY CHANGE IN BRITISH POLICY HONG KONG.

ASKED TO COMMENT ON THE EMERGENCE OF MR JOHN MAJOR AS BRITISH PRIME MINISTER, SIR DAVID SAID: "WHAT IS IMPORTANT IS HAVE A CLEAR PICTURE OF WHO IS GOING TO BE PRIME MINISTER.

"MR MAJOR DOES KNOW A CERTAIN AMOUNT ABOUT OFFICE HONG KONG. ALTHOUGH HE WAS IN THE FOREIGN TIME, HE DID BRIEF HIMSELF VERY THOROUGHLY ON HONG TIME.

THE

TOWARDS

THE

NEW WE NOW

OF BACKGROUND ONLY FOR A SHORT KONG DURING THAT

/"I REMEMBER