Hong Kong - Visit John Major

(3 Mar 1996) T/I 10:21:51 British Prime Minister John Major began a two day visit to Hong Kong on Sunday (3/3), with a meeting with Governor Chris Patten before touring some of the territory's major construction projects. After his meeting with Patten, the British Prime Minister visited the Tsing Ma Bridge, which, when completed, will be the world's longest suspension bridge carrying both road and rail traffic. SHOWS: KONG KONG - 2/3 MS British Prime Minister John Major arrives with Hong Kong Governor Chris Patten CA press photographers SOT - John Major - "... the successful transition of Hong Kong remains one of our most important foreign policy objectives... There is a great deal to be done... before July of 1997...We will do all we can to ease the transition... but even after that date no one should imagine that Britain's interest will disappear..." HONG KONG - 3/3 VS Tsing Ma Bridge, which, when completed, will be the world's longest suspension bridge Vs helicopter flying, landing CA press Major with Chris Patten, HK Governor VS airport construction site MS Major and Patten arrive at site. CA airport building site workers VS Major drives steamroller, flattening tarmac 2.49 Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...