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STATEMENT FOR PRESS CONFERENCE
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1. I AM DELIGHTED TO BE BACK IN HONG KONG AND TO HAVE
ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY TO MEET YOU.
THIS IS MY THIRD
VISIT ALTOGETHER IN THE YEAR SINCE I TOOK ON MY PRESENT
ONCE AGAIN THE
JOB AS MINISTER OF STATE IN THE FCO.
HONG KONG GOVERNMENT HAS ORGANISED A FULL AND VARIED
PROGRAMME.
2.
DURING MY STAY I HAVE HAD DISCUSSIONS WITH THE
GOVERNOR, WITH EXCO AND LEGCO, AND WITH THOSE HANDLING
THE PROBLEM OF VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE.
I HAVE SEEN
THAT PROBLEM FOR MYSELF AT THE HEI LING CHAU AND SHAM
SHUI PO CENTRES. I HAVE ALSO MET REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL COMMUNITIES, INCLUDING THOSE
RUNNING THE HONG KONG TRADE DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL. AND I
HAVE VISITED THE TAI PO INDUSTRIAL ESTATE AND THE TUEN
MUN NEW TOWN.
3. I AM VERY GRATEFUL TO THE GOVERNOR AND HIS
OFFICIALS FOR ARRANGING THIS PROGRAMME,
AND TO ALL THOSE
WHO HAVE GIVEN ME AND MY WIFE SO MUCH OF THEIR TIME.
4.
AS YOU KNOW, I HAVE ALSO BEEN TO THAILAND AND CHINA
ON THIS TRIP. I GAVE A PRESS CONFERENCE IN PEKING.
BUT IT MAY BE OF INTEREST TO YOU IF I REPEAT SOME OF THE
MAIN POINTS THAT CAME UP THEN.
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