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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19, 1991

THE GOVERNOR NOTED THAT THE CANADIAN COMMUNITY IN HONG KONG WAS LARGE

INVESTMENT AS MANY AS 36,000 PEOPLE AND THAT CANADIAN

IN HONG KONG AND SOUTHERN CHINA WAS GROWING.

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"CANADIAN BUSINESSMEN CAN SEE THE POTENTIAL. THEY SEE THAT, WHATEVER THE IMMEDIATE POLITICAL CONCERNS MAY BE, THE OPPORTUNITIES ARE THERE TOO; AND THE LONG-TERM PROSPECTS FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH ARE LEAST AS GOOD IN HONG KONG AS ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD, SIR DAVID SAID.

THE GOVERNOR WELCOMED THE CANADIAN INVOLVEMENT AND THE VERY PRACTICAL INTEREST WHICH CANADA HAD TAKEN IN HONG KONG.

SIR DAVID SAID THE PRIME MINISTER OF CANADA'S VISIT ΤΟ HONG KONG LAST MONTH WAS A MOST WELCOME DEMONSTRATION OF THAT INTEREST.

"IN HIS SPEECHES HERE AND IN HIS MEETINGS WITH ME, HE LEFT A STRONG IMPRESSION OF THE GOODWILL TOWARDS HONG KONG THAT EXISTS IN CANADA AND OF CANADA'S CONVICTION OF THE VALUE TO THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY OF HONG KONG'S CONTINUED SUCCESS.

"WE TREASURE THIS GOODWILL, WE RECIPROCATE THE FERLINGS OF FRIENDSHIP, THE GOVERNOR SAID.

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SIR DAVID SAID HONG KONG LOOKED FORWARD TO SHOWING CANADIANS MORE ABOUT HONG KONG THROUGH HONG KONG FESTIVAL WHICH WOULD TAKE PLACE IN CITIES ACROSS CANADA IN THE AUTUMN OF 1992.

"THAT WILL BE OUR OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE PLEASURE AND ENJOYMENT IN HR RETURN; OUR CHANCE TO DEMONSTRATE HOW MUCH HONG KONG HAS TO OFFER, SAID.

CONGRATULATING THE ORGANISERS OF FESTIVAL CANADA ON PUTTING TOGETHER SUCH AN IMPRESSIVE RANGE OF ENTERTAINMENT, SIR DAVID SAID:

"IT REPRESENTS A GREAT DEAL OF EFFORT, IMAGINATION AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT.

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IS A DEMONSTRATION OF THE WAY THE CANADIAN COMMUNITY AND CANADIAN BUSINESSES ARE SO READY TO PARTICIPATE IN HONG KONG LIFE.

"AND IT SAYS MUCH FOR THE DEDICATION AND EFFICIENCY OF COMMISSION FOR CANADA WHICH HAS PULLED TOGETHER CONTRIBUTIONS TO SUCH GOOD EFFECT," HE SAID.

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