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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 11,

1992

2

HK FESTIVAL IN VANCOUVER KICKS OFF

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HONG

ONE

THE SPECTACULAR SOUNDS, SIGHTS AND EXCITEMENT OF FESTIVAL KONG '92 IN CANADA HAVE NOW REACHED VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA

ΤΟ ENHANCE LINKS CITIES HOSTING OF THE FIVE CANADIAN BETWEEN HONG KONG AND CANADA.

FESTIVALS

THE FESTIVAL AT THE PLAZA OF AT AN OPENING CELEBRATION OF NATIONS IN VANCOUVER ON SATURDAY, HUNDREDS OF CANADIANS TOOK THE FESTIVITY AND EXPERIENCED FOR THEMSELVES HONG KONG'S

LIFESTYLE.

THE CELEBRATION

FEATURED

TRADE DISPLAYS,

PART IN CULTURE AND

DIM SUM TASTING, DANCES, FILMS ON HONG KONG, AND PERFORMANCES OF CHINESE MARTIAL ARTS, MUSIC AND CHOIR.

AND

LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR OF BRITISH COLUMBIA DAVID SEE-CHAI LAM

SO OFFICIATED HONG KONG'S SECRETARY FOR RECREATION AND CULTURE JAMES

TOGETHER WITH AT A RIBBON-CUTTING CEREMONY TO KICK OFF THE FESTIVAL,

KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS INCLUDING A NUMBER OF CANADIAN AND HONG DIRECTOR OF HONG KONG ECONOMIC AND TRADE OFFICE IN CANADA STEPHEN LAM.

THE

GOVERNOR LIEUTENANT

SAID THAT THE BRIDGE ACROSS

HAVE MADE KONG ARE NOW BUILDING PACIFIC THAT CANADA AND HONG POSSIBLE FOR MORE PEOPLE TO FULFILL A LOT OF DREAMS.

"TODAY, VANCOUVER IS DEFINITELY ASIA'S GATEWAY

DEFINITELY CANADA'S AMERICA, AND HONG KONG IS ASIA," HE SAID.

NORTH

THE IT

ΤΟ CANADA AND TO BRIDGEHEAD

SO REAFFIRMED THAT ALSO SPEAKING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY, MR

THE TWO COUNTRIES EVEN CLOSER THE AIM OF THE FESTIVAL IS TO LINK

EACH

PROMOTE TOGETHER, SO THAT THEY CAN JOINTLY HELP STABILITY AND PROSPERITY OF THE ASIA PACIFIC REGION.

то OTHER

THE

VERY

OF

MR SO NOTED THAT VANCOUVER AND HONG KONG HAVE ALREADY HAD

OF BRITISH COLUMBIA CLOSE LINKS. ONE EXAMPLE IS THAT THE UNIVERSITY AND SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY WOULD PROBABLY HAVE THE LARGEST ALUMNI HONG KONG STUDENTS IN CANADA.

FOLLOWING TWO WEEKS, MORE THAN 40 EVENTS WILL BE HELD IN THE

KONG'S NEW

BUSINESS SEMINAR, AIRPORT, INCLUDING A DISPLAY OF HONG

CULTURAL CHINESE COINS AND CURRENCY EXHIBITION, AS WELL AS SPORTS AND DEMONSTRATIONS.

MOTORISTS AND PEDESTRIANS IN THE

BUSY

ARE BANNERS OVER THE

DOWNTOWN DISTRICT

PACIFIC ACROSS THE BRIDGE IMPRESSED BY THE 400 COLOURFUL FEATURING A DRAGON AND A MAPLE LEAF THAT HAVE BEEN HUNG ALL MAIN STREETS AND BRIDGES.

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