PRESS RELEASE
18 March 1997
Democratic Party Chairman Martin Lee, Legislators Szeto Wah and Andrew Cheng Kar-Foo US and Canada Speaking Tour
[Outline Schedule]
- March 18 - April 18, 1997
- (as of March 18, 1997)
Seattle, Washington: March 18-19 (Program for Martin Lee alone)
- Tuesday, March 18
- 6:55am -- Arrive from Hong Kong on Northwest Flight #18
- Hotel: the Madison Hotel, 515 Madison Street; tel: 206-583-0300, fax:206-622-8635
- 7:00am Arrive port of Seattle VIP room
- 11:00am Seattle Post-Intelligencer Interview
- 11:30am Private Reception with World Affairs Council
- 12:00pm World Affairs Council Luncheon: "Prospects for Economic and
- Political Freedom in Hong Kong after the Handover"
- Venue: Sheraton Seattle Hotel & Towers, Second Floor, Ballroom
- 2:00pm Press Conference
- Venue: Sheraton Seattle, Second Floor, Aspen Room
- 3:00pm Seattle Times Editorial Board Meeting
- 4:00pm Seattle Post-Intelligencer Editorial Board Meeting
- 5:00pm KCTS TV
- 7:00pm Dinner with Seattle Lawyers and Chinese-American Community Leaders
- Wednesday, March 19
- 9:00am Meeting with Boeing Commercial Air Group, The Boeing Company
- 11:00am Private Tour of the Boeing Everett Plant
- 12:00pm Lunch with Seattle City Council
- 1:00pm Global Classroom Program - 40 minutes assembly at Bothell High School
- 2:30pm Requested Meetings Microsoft [TBC]
- 3:30pm Depart Microsoft Campus
- 4:00pm Reception with Seafair International Ambassadors
- 6:45pm World Affairs Council Lecture: "The Future of Democracy in Hong Kong"
- Venue: the Madison Hotel, B Floor, Ballroom
- Contact: Allan Oliver, tel: 206-682-6986; fax: 206-682-0811
- 8:30pm Coffee Reception; supper with Robert Van Leeuwen
- Vancouver, Canada: March 20-22
- Contacts: Mr. MA Lee Woo: 604-321-2684, Mr. Henry CHAU: 604-322-8693, Mr. Ray CHIU: 604-436-1115
- Thursday, March 20
- 8:10am -- Martin Lee departs from Seattle to Vancouver on Air Canada Flight #1538
- 1:55pm -- Szeto Wah and Andrew Cheng leave Hong Kong for Vancouver on CX888; arrive 8:55am
- 8:55 am Arrive at Vancouver International Airport
- 10:00 am English Press Conference: Room C4420.0A, 4th Fl., International Terminal Bldg.
- 11:00 pm Chinese Press Conference: Room C4420.0A, 4th Fl., International Terminal Bldg.
- 12:30pm Speech: "The Future of Human Rights and Accountable Government in Hong Kong"
- Venue: University of British Columbia, C.K.Choi Building
- --Sponsored by Centre for China Research & Faculty of Law, UBC
- 1:30pm Keynote Address: "Eye on Hong Kong 1997"
- Venue: Kwantlen College Richmond Campus
- 2:00pm Interview by Fairchild TV - C.K. Choi Building, UBC
- 3:00pm Interview by Fairchild TV
- 3:30pm International Center for Criminal Justice and Legal Justice Reform,
- UBC (ML)
- 4:30-5:00pm Feature Interview (AC) AM 1470 Canadian Chinese Radio
- 4:30pm Feature Interview (SW & AC) Sing Tao Newspaper & Magazine
- Venue: Coffee Shop, Plaza 500 Hotel, W 12th Ave. & Cambie St., Vancouver Vancouver programme, cont'd
- 5:00-6:00pm Meeting with Amnesty International
- Venue: 6061 Highbury St., Vancouver
- 6:30-7:30pm CBC TV Public Forum [TBC]
- 7:30-9:00pm Private Dinner [TBC]
- 11:00pm Call-in Radio Show: Vancouver Chinese Commercial Broadcasting (SW & AC)
- Venue: #3102-12811 Rowan Place, Richmond
- Friday, March 21
- 7:30am Breakfast speech: "The Rule of Law in Hong Kong and How it Impacts
- China" (ML)
- Venue: Board Room, Hotel Vancouver, downtown Vancouver
- -- Hosted by Laurier Institution
- 10:00am Vancouver Sun Editorial Board (ML)
- 10:00am Chinese Press Interview (SW & AC) Ming Pao Newspaper & Magazine
- 11:00am Press Interview (ML) Christian Information News
- 12:00pm Interview by UTV (ML)
- 1:00-1:50pm Call-in Radio Show: CBC Radio (ML)
- 2:00-3:00pm CKNW Radio (ML)
- 2:00-4:00pm Public Forum (SW &AC), Host: Fairchild TV
- 3:15-3:30pm CBC French International TV (ML)
- 4:00-5:00pm BCTV (ML) [TBC]
- 4:30-5:30pm Book-selling
- Venue: Parker Place, Richmond
- 6:00pm Phone-in Radio Show: Canadian Chinese Radio (ML)
- 6:30-10:00pm Fund-raising Dinner with Chinese community (600 guests)
- Venue: Floata Seafood Restaurant, Chinatown
- Saturday, March 22
- 11:00-1:00pm Call-in Radio Show: AM 1470 Canadian Chinese Radio
- 2:00pm Public Forum: "The Future of Democracy in Hong Kong"
- Venue: 7191 Granville Ave., Minoru Sports Pavilion, Richmond
- 5:00-7:00pm Book-selling Venue: Chinese Malls in Richmond [TBC]
- 7:30pm Speech: "Hong Kong: From the Union Jack to the Red Star" (ML & AC)
- Venue: University of Victoria, at David Lam Auditorium, MacLaurin Bldg.
- 10:00pm Talk Show: AM 1470 Canadian Chinese Radio (SW)
- Sunday, March 23
- Leave Vancouver on AC 202 at 8:30am; arrive Calgary at 10:45am
- Calgary, Canada: March 23-24
- International Hotel of Calgary, 2204 Ave SW, Calgary; tel:403-265-9600; fax:403-265-6949
- Contacts: Mr. Y.C. ENG: 403-274-9524; Mr. Wah KWOK: 403-547-5264
- Sunday, March 23
- 10:45am Arrival
- 1:00pm Recording for Radio Program (ML & AC)
- 2:00pm Seminar at the Calgary Chinatown Senior Center
- 4:15pm Recording for Radio Program (ML & AC)
- 6:00pm Fund-raising Banquet at the Chinese Cultural Center
- Monday, March 24
- 8:00am Breakfast Meeting with Press (ML)
- 9:00am Forum at University of Calgary
- 9:30am Speech at the Polytechnic (SW & AC)
- 11:00am Luncheon speech: "Political and Economic Freedom in Hong Kong after 1997" (ML)
- Venue: Calgary Chamber of Commerce
- Leave Calgary on AC 215 (via Vancouver on AC 534) at 2:15pm; arrive Los Angeles at 6:52pm
Los Angeles, California: March 24-26
Hotel: the Biltmore Hotel, 506 South Grand, ph: 213-624-1011
Contacts: Mr. Gabriel LAW: 909-627-1779, Mr. Alan Gleitsman: 310-457-6199
- Monday, March 24
- 6:52pm Arrival
- 8:00pm Press Conference
- Tuesday, March 25
- 9:30am Global Viewpoint Interview
- 10:00am Cable 32 (ML)
- 11:00am Los Angeles Times Interview, Sunday Opinion
- 12:30pm Los Angeles Times Editorial Board Luncheon
- 3:00pm Forum/Press conference at the University of Southern California:
- "The Future of Freedom in Hong Kong" (ML)
- Venue: the Annenberg School of Communications
- 3:00pm Interview by Sing Tao Newspaper (SW & AC)
- 6:00pm Fund-raising dinner with Chinese community at Lincoln Hotel (SW & AC)
- 6:20-9:00pm VIP Reception, Dinner, Address
- Speech at World Affairs Council of Los Angeles: "The Future of Hong Kong"
- Venue: Biltmore Hotel
- Wednesday, March 26
- Leave Los Angeles on UA 2256 at 8:30am; arrive Sacramento at 9:52am
- Sacramento, California: March 26-27
- 3411 Arden Creek Road, Sacramento, CA 95825; tel & fax: 916-481-2681
- Contact: Mrs. Alice GEE: 916-481-2681
- Wednesday, March 26
- 12:30pm Press Conference
- Venue: Happy Garden Restaurant
- Thursday, March 27
- 6:00pm Fund-raising dinner with Chinese community
- Venue: Yin Ranch Restaurant
- Leave Sacramento by car at around 9:00pm to San Francisco
- San Francisco, California: March 27-29
- 3.27: 8147 Redwood Blvd., Novato, CA 94945; tel: 415-897-7111; fax:
- 415-897-8367
- Contacts: Mr. Andrew LEE: 415-344-3808, Mr. Dennis LEE: 510-505-9344, Mr.
- Frank WONG: 415-897-7111
- Friday, March 28
- 9:00am San Francisco Chronicle, special write up
- 10:00am Chinese Press Conference at CAA
- 12:00pm Luncheon Speech to the World Affairs Council: "Can Hong Kong Stay
- Free?"
- Venue: ANA Hotel, 50 Third Street, SF
- 1:30pm English Press Conference at CAA
- 3:00pm Speech at University of California, Berkeley: "Hong Kong's Future
- under Chinese Rule"
- Venue: Eshleman Hall, Bancroft Way and Telegraph Ave, UC-Berkeley
- 8:00pm Speech: "China's Takeover of Hong Kong" (bilingual)
- Venue: Chinese Cultural Centre at Sunnyvale
- Saturday, March 29
- 2:00pm Speech to Chinese Community in San Francisco: "Hong Kong after Deng
- Xiaoping"
- Co-sponsored: FHKMA, CDEF, AHKCUS
- Venue: Holiday Inn, Chinatown
- 5:30pm Fund-raising banquet with Chinese community: "Hong Kong and the World"
- Venue: Four Seas Restaurant, 731 Grant Ave
- Leave San Francisco on UA 908 at 10:00pm; arrive New York on March 30 at 6:12am
New York, New York: March 30-April 1
Columbia International House, Room 1A, 500 Riverside Drive, 122nd St., New
York, NY 10027;
tel: 212-316-8400; fax: 212-316-1827
Contacts: Kenny KWONG: 718-353-8924, Anna YEUNG: 516-825-1103, Vivian YUEN: 201-656-0588
- Sunday, March 30
- 12:00-4:00 Variety Show: Public Speeches, Bazaar, Photo-taking
- Venue: Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association Building, Chinatown
- 4:15pm Live-Radio Call-in Program, Venue: Chung Wah Commercial Broadcast
- 5:30pm Interview with the East Asian Review
- 6:30pm Fund-raising Dinner with Chinese community
- Venue: Hay Wun Loy Restaurant
- 10:50pm Interview with CBS late night news program: "Up to the Minute"
- Monday, March 31
- 10:00am Live Radio Call-in Program, Venue: Sinocast Broadcast
- 11:30pm Cable TV Channel 25 (ML & AC), Venue: Cable TV Studio, Downtown
- Brooklyn
- 1:30pm Cable TV Channel 16 ML & AC), Venue: Columbia International Guest
- House
- 3:00-5:00pm Speech at Columbia University:
- "The Future of Democracy, Human Rights and the Rule of Law in Hong Kong"
- Venue: Rm 107 Law School Building, Columbia University
- 8:30-10:00pm Speech at Yale University: "Democracy and Human Rights After
- the Transition 1997" Host: Yale Law School
- Tuesday, April 1
- Leave New York on UA 6222 at 8:55am; arrive Washington, D.C. at 9:52am
- Washington, D.C.: April 1-2
- 12332 Quiet Owl Lane, Bowie, MD 20720; tel & fax: 301-262-7349
- Contact: Mr. Edwin FUNG: 301-552-4657, Mr. Steven FENG: 301-262-7349
- Tuesday, April 1
- 9:52am Arrival
- 11:30am Washington Post Editorial Board Meeting
- TBC Record National Public Radio "All Things Considered" [TBC]
- TBC Chinese Press Conference
- 6:30pm Fund-raising Dinner for the Chinese Community: "The Future of
- Democracy in Hong Kong"
- Wednesday, April 2
- Leave Washington DC on UA 1701 at 6:35am; arrive Boston at 8:03am
Boston, Massachusetts: April 2-3
Hotel: Holiday Inn, Somerville, 30 Washington Street, MA 02143; tel:
617-628-1000; fax: 617-628-0143
Contact: Mr. Albert TSE: 617-566-5903, Mr. CHE Chung Chi: 617-628-6671
- Wednesday, April 2
- 8:03am Arrival
- 10:00am Meeting with Massachusetts Governor William Weld
- Venue: State House, Room 360, 3F
- 12:00pm Speech at Harvard University: "Hong Kong: Why Freedom Matters"
- --Co-sponsored by Harvard Law School's East Asia Legal Studies Division;
- Harvard Asia Law Society; and the Fairbank Centre of East Asian Research
- 4:00pm Speech at Tufts University and Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy
- Symposium on "The Future of Democracy": "Hong Kong -- Democracy's Future"
- 7:30pm Fund-raising Dinner
- Venue: China Pearl Restaurant
- Thursday, April 3
- Leave Boston on UA 280 at 8:45am; arrive Chicago at 10:23am
- Chicago, Illinois: April 3-4
- 4217 Suffield Ct., Skokie, IL 60076; tel & fax: 847-329-8933
- Contacts: Ms. Anita HSUEH: 312-326-5363, Ms. Kymie HWANG: 312-326-5363