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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 6

1992

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GOVERNOR TO VISIT CANADA IN NOVEMBER

A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN TODAY CONFIRMED THAT THE

GOVERNOR,

THE

FROM

RT HON CHRISTOPHER PATTEN, WILL MAKE AN OFFICIAL VISIT TO CANADA NOVEMBER 11 TO 14 TO PARTICIPATE IN FESTIVAL HONG KONG *92 IN THE CITIES OF OTTAWA, VANCOUVER AND TORONTO.

OF

THE GOVERNOR'S ATTENDANCE WILL MARK THE OFFICIAL CLOSING THE MONTH-LONG FESTIVAL WHICH FEATURED OVER 150 EVENTS STAGED IN FIVE MAJOR CITIES ACROSS CANADA, THE LARGEST OVERSEAS PROMOTION EVER ORGANISED BY THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT.

THE FESTIVAL RECIPROCATES FESTIVAL CANADA WHICH WAS HELD IN HONG KONG LAST YEAR.

AN

DURING HIS FOUR-DAY VISIT TO CANADA, MR PATTEN WILL PRESENT OFFICIAL GIFT FROM HONG KONG TO THE PEOPLE OF CANADA, A SPECIALLY MADE TRADITIONAL 12-METRE DRAGON BOAT WHICH WILL BE DONATED TO THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF CIVILISATION IN OTTAWA.

HE WILL ATTEND THE GALA DINNER IN VANCOUVER WHICH WILL MARK THE END OF THE FESTIVAL.

HE WILL ALSO VISIT SENIOR CANADIAN OFFICIALS, MEET COMMUNITY LEADERS AND LAY A WREATH AT THE CENOTAPH IN VANCOUVER ON REMEMBRANCE DAY (NOVEMBER 11) IN CANADA, PAYING TRIBUTE TO THE CANADIAN SOLDIERS WHO HELPED TO DEFEND HONG KONG DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR.

THERE WILL BE MANY OPPORTUNITIES FOR MR PATTEN TO GET OUT AND ABOUT AND MEET PEOPLE AND SPEAK TO THEM.

THE CHIEF SECRETARY, SIR DAVID

FORD, WAS ALSO SCHEDULED ΤΟ VISIT CANADA IN LATE OCTOBER TO PARTICIPATE IN FESTIVAL ACTIVITIES.

THE

FOR

HOWEVER, AS HE WILL BE DEPUTY TO THE GOVERNOR DURING PERIOD OCTOBER 21 TO 23 WHILE MR PATTEN 18 AWAY FROM HONG KONG HIS OFFICIAL VISIT TO CHINA, SIR DAVID'S PROGRAMME IN CANADA WILL BE TAKEN OVER BY MR BARRIE WIGGHAM, WHO WILL BE ACTING CHIEF SECRETARY THEN.

MR WIGGHAM WILL PARTICIPATE IN FESTIVAL ACTIVITIES IN MONTREAL, OTTAWA AND VANCOUVER.

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