XN000022-1992-09-29 — Page 7

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1992

KONG

"AT PRESENT, IT IS ESTIMATED THAT THERE ARE SOME 16,000 HONG STUDENTS STUDYING IN CANADA, THE LARGEST NUMBER IN ANY OVERSEAS COUNTRY, MR SO SAID.

WAS

HE ALSO NOTED THAT THE FIRST CANADIAN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OPENED IN HONG KONG LAST YEAR TO PROVIDE FOR THOSE WHO WISHED ΤΟ PURSUE A CANADIAN CURRICULUM OF STUDIES.

**WITH SUCH A CLOSE EDUCATIONAL TIE ALREADY EXISTING BETWEEN HONG KONG AND CANADA, IT IS MOST TIMELY AND SIGNIFICANT THAT THE LEADING TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS IN HONG KONG SHOULD SIGN THIS AGREEMENT TODAY WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO," HE ADDED.

WHICH

HE SAID HE WAS SURE THAT WITH THE EDUCATIONAL EXCHANGES THE AGREEMEN'T WOULD HELP TO ENHANCE, A STRONG AND LASTING BRIDGE BETWEEN HONG KONG AND CANADA WOULD BE ESTABLISHED WHICH WOULD BENEFIT BOTH COMMUNITIES.

SPEAKING AFTER THE SIGNING CEREMONY, PROFESSOR WANG GUNGWU SAID THE PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT WAS NOT MERELY A PIECE OF PAPER, BUT INDEED SYMBOLISED A FRESH START FOR FUTURE ENDEAVOURS.

PROFESSOR

CHARLES KAO ALSO SAID THAT THROUGH CLOSER LINK WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO, THE UNIVERSITIES COULD PROMOTE INTERCHANGES ON A MUCH BROADER BASIS.

INTERFLOW BETWEEN HONG KONG AND CANADA WAS NOT ONLY CONFINED TO THE ACADEMIC FIELD, IT WAS ALSO HIGHLIGHTED IN THE FOOD PROMOTION PROGRAMMES OF FESTIVAL HONG KONG,

AWARD WINNING CHEFS FROM HONG KONG DEMONSTRATED THEIR TALENTS AND SKILLS AT THE GEORGE BROWN COLLEGE IN TORONTO THIS EVENING BY PRESENTING WESTERNISED CHINESE CUISINE FOR A SPECIAL DINNER GATHERING.

AND

THE EVENT WAS ORGANISED BY THE HONG KONG TOURIST ASSOCIATION THE PROCEEDS OF THE CHARITY DINNER WENT TO THE LOCAL CHINESE RESTAURANT WORKERS SCHOLARSHIP AND EDUCATIONAL FUND.

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IMPROVED ROAD LINKS FOR TUEN MUN AND YUEN LONG

TRAFFIC CONDITIONS IN TUEN MUN AND YUEN LONG WILL BE GREATLY IMPROVED TOWARDS THE END OF NEXT YEAR WITH THE COMPLETION OF TUEN MUN/YUEN LONG EAST CORRIDOR AND OTHER MAJOR ROADWORKS IN THE AREA, THE REGIONAL SECRETARY (NEW TERRITORIES), MR ALBERT LAM SAID TODAY (TUESDAY).

"THE TUEN MUN/YUEN LONG EAST CORRIDOR, SPECIALLY DESIGNED ΤΟ ALLEVIATE THE TRAFFIC CONGESTION ON CASTLE PEAK ROAD, IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED BY THE END OF 1993, MR LAM SAID.

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