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Prime Minister to pay two-day visit to Hong Kong
The British Prime Minister, the Rt Hon John Major, will arrive in Hong Kong in the late evening of Saturday (March 2) for an official two-day visit after attending the inaugural Asia-Europe Summit in Bangkok.
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He will start the first working day of his visit - Sunday with a briefing and discussions with the Governor, the Rt Hon Christopher Patten.
After lunch, Mr Major, accompanied by the Governor, will begin a packed programme with a visit to the Lantau Fixed Crossing to see the progress of work on the Tsing Ma Bridge which will be the world's longest suspension bridge carrying both road and rail traffic.
Afterwards, he will travel by helicopter to Chek Lap Kok to visit the site of the new airport. This will be his first opportunity to see the development of this project since he signed the Memorandum of Understanding on the airport with Premier Li Peng in Peking in September 1991.
Later in the evening. Mr Major will attend a dinner at Government House hosted by the Governor and Mrs Patten in his honour for more than 150 political. business and community leaders.
On Monday (March 4) morning, the Prime Minister will visit the new Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre extension where he will unveil a foundation stone to commemorate his visit to Hong Kong.
He will then meet members of the Executive and Legislative Councils at Government Ilouse.
Mr Major will deliver a keynote speech at a luncheon jointly hosted by the British Chamber of Commerce and the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce at the Grand Hyatt Hong Kong Hotel in Wan Chai.
In the afternoon, he will pay a visit to Sha Tin District where he will stop at the Hong Kong Sports Institute, the Baptist Lui Ming Choi Primary School and the Sha Tin New Town Plaza to meet young athletes and sportsmen, students, teachers and local residents.
Before leaving Hong Kong for Seoul, Korea, later that evening, the Prime Minister will hold a press conference at the Central Government Offices New Annexe, Lower Albert Road.
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