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SATURDAY, APRIL 30, 1994

CHIEF SECRETARY MEETS VICE-PRESIDENT AL GORE

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THE CHIEF SECRETARY, MRS ANSON CHAN, MET U.S. VICE-PRESIDENT AL GORE ON FRIDAY (APRIL 29) AT THE WHITE HOUSE.

ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNOR, SHE INVITED THE VICE-PRESIDENT ΤΟ VISIT HONG KONG IN NOVEMBER, WHEN HONG KONG WILL BE HOSTING THE WORLD CONGRESS ON URBAN GROWTH AND ENVIRONMENT.

ISSUES

THE VICE-PRESIDENT HAS A KEEN INTEREST IN ENVIRONMENTAL HAS HIMSELF INVITED HONG KONG TO TAKE PART IN

AN ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMME CALLED GLOBE, WHICH HE UNVEILED ON EARTH DAY LAST WEEK.

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MRS CHAN SAID HER "OFFICE WILL BE DELIGHTED TO ENSURE THAT OUR PARTICIPATION IS AN ACTIVE AND CONSTRUCTIVE ONE".

THEIR MEETING, WHICH SHE DESCRIBED AS EXTREMELY USEFUL AND INTERESTING, ALSO FOCUSED ON U.S.-HONG KONG RELATIONS AND CHINA'S MOST FAVOURED NATION (MFN) TRADE STATUS.

SAID.

"THE VICE-PRESIDENT IS VERY INTERESTED IN HONG KONG," MRS CHAN

"WB

HAD A GOOD DISCUSSION ABOUT THE MFN ISSUE, HOW THIS MIGHT IMPACT ON THE U.S.-CHINA RELATIONSHIP AND ON CONDITIONS IN HONG KONG," SHE ADDED.

SHE ALSO FELT THAT "THE VICE-PRESIDENT HAS ASSURED ME THAT HE WILL REFLECT HONG KONG'S VIEWS TO THE PRESIDENT. AND I'M SURE THE PRESIDENT WILL TAKE INTO ACCOUNT HONG KONG'S SITUATION IN COMING TO A FINAL DECISION".

WEEK

MRS CHAN'S MEETING WITH VICE-PRESIDENT AL GORE CONCLUDES A BUSY OF APPOINTMENTS WITH SENIOR ADMINISTRATION OFFICIALS AND CONGRESSIONAL LEADERS, AS WELL AS BUSINESSMEN, ACADEMICS, MEDIA AND INFLUENTIAL POLICY-MAKERS.

SHE RETURNED TO WASHINGTON DC FOR THE MEETING WITH MR GORE FROM NEW YORK WHERE SHE GAVE A SPEECH TO A BREAKFAST MEETING OF THE COUNCIL ON FOREIGN RELATIONS AND LATER MADE A LUNCHEON SPEECH TO AN AUDIENCE OF ABOUT 150 AT A MEETING OF THE ASIA SOCIETY AND THE HONG KONG ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK.

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