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Presidents & Prime Ministers articles from March 1997
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Presidents & Prime Ministers archives from March 1997
Hong Kong. (Christopher Patten, governor of Hong Kong)(Transcript)
March 1, 1997... In little over 100 days, the chapter of British administration in Hong Kong will close; and a new chapter will begin. So it's quite a good time to reflect on what this borrowed place has achieved in 150 years of borrowed time.
The people...
Hong Kong handover.(Transcript)
March 1, 1997... After long and arduous negotiations, Britain and China reached an agreement in New York on an Agreed Minute which will form the basis of the detailed arrangements for the Handover Ceremony.
Agreed Minute of the Sino-British joint Liaison...
Hong Kong's future. (Malcolm Rifkind, United Kingdom Foreign Secretary)(Transcript)
March 1, 1997... I should like to focus on the future, not the past. I propose to look for-ward to the next, critical, four and half months for Hong Kong. Forward also to the months, years and decades beyond that. I intend to examine both the immediate...
Japanese policy. (Ryutaro Hashimoto, Japanese Prime Minister)(Transcript)
March 1, 1997... Introduction
At the outset, I must say that it is most regrettable that no solution has yet been achieved in the occupation of the Japanese Ambassador's Residence in Peru. My heart goes out to those who have been taken hostage as well...
Australia-Italy. (Alexander Downer, Australia's Foreign Minister, and Lamberto Dini, Italy's Foreign Minister)(Transcript)
March 1, 1997... Italy and Australia share enduring links of tradition and culture enhanced by almost one million people of Italian descent who live in Australia. We are both committed to building on this sound base to ensure that our bilateral relationship...
Trade mission policy. (William Daley, Secretary of Commerce)(Transcript)
March 1, 1997... Commerce Secretary William Daley recently unveiled a comprehensive Departmental policy governing all aspects of trade missions from private-sector recruitment to post-mission reports. The policy, the result of thirty-day review of the...
Education announcement/roundtable. (President Bill Clinton)(Transcript)
March 1, 1997... ... In my State of the Union address, I said that the greatest step our country must take to prepare for the 21st century is to ensure that all of our people have the best education in the world -- that every 8-year-old can read, that every...