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MONDAY, MARCH 25, 1991

GOVERNOR WELCOMES HURD'S VISIT TO HK AND CHINA

THE GOVERNOR, SIR DAVID WILSON, SAID TODAY (MONDAY) THAT HE WAS HONG GLAD THAT THE FOREIGN SECRETARY, MR DOUGLAS HURD, WAS COMING TO KONG AND THAT HE WAS TAKING THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO TO CHINA.

PERSHING

SPEAKING TO REPORTERS AFTER OPENING THE PO LEUNG KUK TSANG PRIMARY SCHOOL, SIR DAVID SAID: "THERE ARE A NUMBER OF THINGS TO WITH SOME DISCUSS; IT WON'T JUST BE HONG KONG. I HOPE HE WILL DEAL HONG KONG ISSUES, BUT OF COURSE HE'LL BE TALKING ABOUT A LOT OF OTHER OF THINGS AS WELL BECAUSE CHINA, LIKE BRITAIN, IS A PERMANENT MEMBER THE SECURITY COUNCIL (OF THE UNITED NATIONS).

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"So THEY'LL HAVE A LOT OF THINGS TO TALK ABOUT, FROM HONG KONG ISSUES, HE ADDED.

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"TO HAVE THIS SORT OF CONTACT WITH THE SENIOR LEADERSHIP IS

FOR GOOD THING. IT IS GOOD FOR HONG KONG, AND TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY

MATTERS, SIR DISCUSSIONS AT THAT SORT OF HIGH LEVEL IS REALLY WHAT DAVID SAID.

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GETTING DAVID SAID: ALL

ASKED HOW CONFIDENT HE WAS ABOUT THE FOREIGN SECRETARY A FINAL AGREEMENT ON THE PADS PROJECT FROM PEKING, SIR "NOBODY COULD TELL AT THIS STAGE WHEN WE WILL MANAGE TO DEAL WITH THE ISSUES THAT WE'VE BEEN DISCUSSING ABOUT THE AIRPORT."

THAT, BUT OF "1 DON'T WANT TO PREDICT EXACT DATES OF DOING COURSE IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO CONTINUE THE DISCUSSIONS THAT WE'VE BEEN HAVING," HE SAID.

GOVERNOR PRAISED PO LEUNG KUK'S COMMITMENT TO HK

THE PO LEUNG KUK STANDS FOR THOSE

OF GENEROSITY,

CHINESE TRADITIONAL

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WHICH GIVE EDUCATION,

SIR DAVID GOVERNOR, THE

VALUES

HONG WILSON,

KONG

SAID

EMPHASIS AND SOCIETY A SPECIAL STRENGTH, TODAY (MONDAY).

SPEAKING AT THE PO LEUNG KUK PERSHING TSANG PRIMARY SCHOOL DEDICATION CEREMONY, SIR DAVID SAID THE SCHOOL WAS A BLEND OF THE AND THE NEW.

HE NOTED

TRADITION

NEW

OLD

AND

OF YEARS THAT IT HAD THIRTY-FIVE

NAME; A COMBINATION EXPERIENCE BUT BRANDED NEW FACILITIES AND A NEW THAT SHOULD BE OF GREAT BENEFIT TO BOTH TEACHERS AND PUPILS.

/SIR DAVID