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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 22,

1993

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AND OF

MRS CHAN WILL ALSO VISIT THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE HONG KONG TOURIST ASSOCIATION OFFICE IN LONDON. SHE WILL BE GUEST HONOUR AT A LUNCH HOSTED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE HONG KONG ASSOCIATION.

THE HONG KONG COMMISSIONER IN LONDON, MR JOHN YAXLEY, WILL ALSO HOST A RECEPTION FOR MRS CHAN WHERE SHE WILL MEET MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT AND BUSINESS AND COMMUNITY LEADERS WHO TAKE A CLOSE INTEREST IN HONG KONG.

MRS CHAN JOINS THE GOVERNOR, THE RT HON CHRISTOPHER PATTEN, DURING HIS VISIT TO LONDON FROM NOVEMBER 8 TO 13.

WILL

FOLLOWING THAT, MRS CHAN WILL LEAVE FOR EUROPE, WHERE SHE SPEARHEAD A HONG KONG PROMOTION IN GERMANY, FRANCE AND THE NETHERLANDS FROM NOVEMBER 14 TO 19.

MRS CHAN WILL BE THE KEYNOTE SPEAKER AT HONG KONG BUSINESS CONFERENCES IN FRANKFURT, AMSTERDAM AND PARIS. SHE WILL ALSO OFFICIALLY OPEN A HONG KONG ARCHITECTURAL EXHIBITION IN FRANKFURT A HONG KONG FILM FESTIVAL IN PARIS.

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MRS CHAN WILL BE GUEST OF HONOUR AT GALA DINNERS IN PARIS, WHICH WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY A HONG KONG FASHION SPECTACULAR STAGED BY THE TRADE DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL, AND IN THE HAGUE WHICH WILL FEATURE A SPECIAL CULTURAL PERFORMANCE ARRANGED BY THE ACADEMY FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS. SHE WILL ALSO MEET SENIOR REPRESENTATIVES GOVERNMENTS IN EACH OF THE THREE COUNTRIES.

OF

THE

CHAN

A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID: "THIS VISIT WILL ENABLE MRS TO MEET A WIDE RANGE OF LEADING FIGURES WHO ARE CLOSELY INVOLVED WITH HONG KONG POLITICAL AND COMMERCIAL ISSUES.

"IN ADDITION, THE EUROPE PROMOTION WILL GIVE MRS CHAN THE TO CARRY THE HONG KONG MESSAGE TO WIDER AND INFLUENTIAL

OPPORTUNITY AUDIENCES.

"THIS WILL HAVE A POSITIVE BENEFIT ON EUROPEAN PERCEPTIONS OF HONG KONG IN THREE LEADING EUROPEAN COUNTRIES, AND STRENGTHEN TIES BETWEEN EUROPE AND HONG KONG."

THE SPOKESMAN SAID MRS CHAN WAS SCHEDULED TO ARRIVE BACK IN HONG KONG ON NOVEMBER 21 BEFORE TAKING OVER FROM SIR DAVID FORD, WHO RETIRES AS CHIEF SECRETARY ON NOVEMBER 29.

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EXPERT TALKS ON DEFENCE AND PUBLIC ORDER

IN HONG

A THIRTEENTH ROUND OF TALKS BETWEEN EXPERTS OF THE BRITISH AND CHINESE SIDES OF THE JOINT LIAISON GROUP TO DISCUSS MATTERS RELATING TO HONG KONG'S FUTURE DEFENCE AND PUBLIC ORDER WILL BE HELD KONG ON 27 AND 29 OCTOBER. THE BRITISH TEAM WILL BE LED BY BRITISH REPRESENTATIVE MR ALAN PAUL. THE CHINESE TEAM WILL BE LED BY CHINESE REPRESENTATIVE MR LUO JIAHUAN. THEY WILL BE ASSISTED BY EXPERTS FROM

THE TWO SIDES.

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