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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1994

BUSY DAY IN OTTAWA FOR THE CHIEF SECRETARY

THE CHIEF SECRETARY, MRS ANSON CHAN, CONTINUED WITH HER WEEK- LONG VISIT IN CANADA. SHE HAD A BUSY DAY YESTERDAY (OCTOBER 12) IN OTTAWA, DURING WHICH SHE MET WITH THE PRIME MINISTER AND OTHER GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, AND ADDRESSED A LUNCHEON SEMINAR OVER 200 PEOPLE FROM THE CANADIAN BUSINESS COMMUNITY.

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DURING THEIR MEETING, MRS CHAN THANKED THE PRIME MINISTER, HON JEAN CHRETIEN, FOR CANADA'S FRIENDSHIP AND UNSTINTING SUPPORT FOR HONG KONG. SHE SAID AFTER THE MEETING THAT THEY BOTH FELT EXTREMELY OPTIMISTIC ABOUT OPPORTUNITIES IN HONG KONG, IN CHINA AND IN THE ENTIRE ASIA PACIFIC REGION.

MRS CHAN SAID THAT SHE LOOKED FORWARD TO THE PRIME MINISTER'S FORTHCOMING VISIT TO HONG KONG NEXT MONTH.

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WE ARE VERY ENCOURAGED BY THE FACT THAT THE HIMSELF TOGETHER WITH THE PREMIERS OF NINE CANADIAN GOING ALONG ON THIS TRIP TO CHINA AND THEN TO HONG GREATLY LOOK FORWARD TO THAT," MRS CHAN SAID.

PRIME MINISTER PROVINCES ARE KONG, AND WE

DURING THE DAY, MRS CHAN ALSO MET WITH MINISTER OF FINANCE, THE HON PAUL MARTIN, DEPUTY MINISTER OF CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION, MR PETER HARDER, AND SECRETARY OF STATE (ASIA PACIFIC), MR RAYMOND

CHAN, TO DISCUSS MATTERS OF MUTUAL INTEREST.

AT THE LUNCHEON BUSINESS SEMINAR JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE OTTAWA-CARLETON BOARD OF TRADE AND THE HONG KONG-CANADA BUSINESS ASSOCIATION (OTTAWA CHAPTER), MRS CHAN POINTED OUT THAT HONG KONG WAS NOT ONLY A NATURAL GATEWAY FOR BUSINESS IN CHINA, BUT ALSO A SPRINGBOARD FOR DOING BUSINESS IN THE ENTIRE ASIA PACIFIC REGION.

"HONG KONG'S BUSINESS LINKS EXTEND TO ALL PARTS OF CHINA. WE COULD OFFER CANADIAN BUSINESS A WELL-ESTABLISHED NETWORK OF CONTACTS AND JOINT-VENTURE PARTNERS. IN ADDITION, WE ARE ALSO A BUSINESS BASE FOR THE ENTIRE EAST ASIAN REGION, INCLUDING KOREA, JAPAN AND VIETNAM. SEVENTY PER CENT OF THE NORTH AMERICAN FIRMS WITH FAR EAST HEADQUARTERS HAVE THEM IN HONG KONG," MRS CHAN SAID.

SPEAKING AT THE LUNCHEON SEMINAR, MRS CHAN SAID HONG KONG'S ACHIEVEMENTS OVER THE PAST 10 YEARS SINCE THE

OF THE JOINT DECLARATION HAD BEEN REMARKABLE.

SIGNING

/"WE ARE

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