Brussels

The Chief Executive visited Brussels in October to brief senior officials of
the European Union and the Belgian government on the latest
developments in Hong Kong. Mr Tung was met by, among others, the
President of the European Commission, Mr Jacques Santer, the members
of the European Parliament and the Prime Minister of Belgium, Mr
Jean-Luc Dehaene.

The Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, Mr Joseph
Yam, addressed a seminar entitled 'Hong Kong's Monetary Arrangements
Through 1997' when he visited Frankfurt in March. It was part of a series
of events aimed at assuring international financial and banking
communities of the stability of the Hong Kong dollar and monetary
system after the transfer of sovereignty.

In co-operation with the Royal Film Archive in Brussels, the Brussels
Office organised a month-long retrospective of Hong Kong cinema in
June. A gala film show was staged in conjunction with it. In the same
month, the office was joint host of a gala dinner with the Belgium-Hong
Kong Society and also organised a Hong Kong Food Week in a Brussels
hotel in late June and early July.

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