Hong Kong - Clinton on state visit

Описание: (2 Jul 1998) T/I: 10:54:39


US President Bill Clinton arrived at Hong Kong's new international airport Thursday (2/7) on the final leg of his nine-day China tour.
Hong Kong Chief Executive Tung Chee-hwa greeted Clinton at the airport and later hosted an official dinner for the US president at Government House.

SHOWS:

GOVERNMENT HOUSE, HONG KONG 02/07
Clintons arrive,
USA President Bill Clinton shakes hands with Hong Kong Chief Executive Tung Chee-Hwa,
Meets and greets dignitaries;
WS and GVs of interior dinner hall at Government House;
SOT (in English) with Tung Chee-Hwa, "We are immensely pleased to see a deepening of the US-Sino relationship and I'm certain that your isit heralds the beginning of a new chapter of cooperation between the two great countries.",
CA CU Clinton,
WS of podium;
SOT continues, "The fact is we are Chinese and have been brought up with those traditions and values. We are proud of our heritage and culture but many of us have been educated in the United States and we respect the beliefs and traditions of the American people.",
CA podium;
SOT continues, "I hope you will see for yourself that the unique concept of one country, two systems, is working, and working well."; CA podium with applause
SOT Clinton, "Born in Shanghai, raised in Hong Kong, educated in England, worked in New York and Boston. His children have US citizenship because they were born there. He's a fan of Liverpool and the San Francisco 49ers. The world city should have a citizen of the world as its chief executive.";
WS pan of the room,
Clinton and Tung clink champagne glasses at podium,
Two of them leave the stage.

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