TUESDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1991
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SPEAKING AT A LUNCHEON MEETING OF THE CITY LIONS CLUB
RECREATION AND KONG TODAY (TUESDAY), THE SECRETARY FOR JAMES SO, SAID THE THEME OF FESTIVAL HONG KONG 92 IS "HONG CANADA BRIDGE ACROSS THE PACIFIC".
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OF HONG
CULTURE,
KONG
MR
AND
IT
BUSINESS
CANADA,
"IN VIEW OF THE GROWING TIES BETWEEN HONG KONG AND IS IMPORTANT THAT WE BUILD UP A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF EACH OTHER.
"THIS UNDERSTANDING SHOULD NOT JUST REST ON CONNECTIONS OR FAMILY LINKS. IT SHOULD BE BASED ON A WIDER AND DEEPER
LIFE OF OUR APPRECIATION OF THE DIFFERENT CULTURES AND WAYS OF
TWO
COMMUNITIES," MR SO SAID.
"THIS RELATIONSHIP WILL LAY A SOLID FOUNDATION FOR A BRIDGE
WILL CONTRIBUTE TOWARDS A ACROSS THE PACIFIC THAT
PROSPEROUS AND BRIGHT FUTURE FOR THE TWO TERRITORIES, HE ADDED,
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INCORPORATING
CULTURAL,
THE MULTI-FACETED EVENT,
TRADE,
MOST BUSINESS, SPORTING AND SOCIAL OCCASIONS, WILL BE LAUNCHED IN THE
IMPORTANT POPULOUS AND COMMERCIALLY
CITIES OF TORONTO, VANCOUVER, OTTAWA, CALGARY AND MONTREAL IN SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER NEXT YEAR.
PLANNED
DEPARTMENT SPECTACULARS.
PROGRAMMES INCLUDE LEADING PERFORMING GROUPS, ART AND
STORE PROMOTIONS, TRADE
PRESENTATIONS BY
FOLK HISTORY
HONG
KONG'S EXHIBITIONS, TELEVISION
AND SEMINARS,
PLANNING FOR THE FESTIVAL TS ALREADY UNDERWAY UNDER THE
CHAIRED BY THE SECRETARY
OVERALL GUIDANCE OF A STEERING GROUP RECREATION AND CULTURE.
FOR
AND CULTURE
A FESTIVAL OFFICE IS SET UP WITHIN THE RECREATION BRANCH TO HANDLE PRACTICAL ARRANGEMENTS AT THE HONG KONG END.
FESTIVAL ACTIVITIES IN
CANADA
WILL BE
CO-ORDINATED
BY THE WELL AS LOCAL
NEWLY SET UP ECONOMIC AND TRADE OFFICE IN TORONTO, AS ORGANISING COMMITTEES IN TORONTO, VANCOUVER AND ELSEWHERE.
THE SUPPORT BUSINESSMEN,
BY
OFFERED LEGISLATORS
MR SO SAID HE WAS MOST ENCOURAGED BY THE CANADIAN COMMISSIONER, AND BY AND OFFICIALS AT BOTH THE MUNICIPAL AND PROVINCIAL LEVELS FROM CANADA.
VISITING
of
"WE VIEW THIS FESTIVAL AS A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN ALL SECTORS
WILL BE A KEY OUR COMMUNITY, AND THE BUSINESS SECTOR IN PARTICULAR COMPONENT OF THE FESTIVAL'S SUCCESS," MR SO SAID.
ABOUT
THE CORE $40
PROGRAMME OF THE
MILLION,
OF
WHICH
FESTIVAL
GOVERNMENT THE
IS
ESTIMATED
PLANS
ΤΟ
то MAKE
COST A
THE
HONG
KONG
PEOPLE WOULD
THE
SUBSTANTIAL CONTRIBUTION.
BUT HE SAID HE HOPED FESTIVAL FULL SUPPORT, AND THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY ENCOURAGED TO JOIN THE FESTIVAL AS SPONSORS.
GIVE IN PARTICULAR WAS
COMMUNITY STATUS
THE KONG'S BE CANADA'S KEY
"I AM CONFIDENT THAT WITH THE ACTIVE SUPPORT OF HERE AND FRIENDS IN CANADA, WE SHALL DO JUSTICE TO HONG AS A DYNAMIC, INTERNATIONALLY-MINDED CITY WHICH CAN PARTNER IN THE ASIA PACIFIC REGION, MR SO SAID.
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