PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
H.E. DR EUGENE CHIEN - TAIPEI REPRESENTATIVE IN THE UK (4 November 1997)

That this House salutes Dr Eugene Chien as Representative of the Republic of China on Taiwan for the last four and a half years; congratulates him on his new post as National Security Advisory at the President's Office in Taiwan; acknowledges that two-way trade between Taiwan and the United Kingdom at ú3.3 billion is a 66 per cent. increase, whilst he has been in office; applauds the fact that Taiwan views the United Kingdom as the most favourable site in Europe to invest with 80 per cent. of its European investment here; notes that the United Kingdom is the largest investor in Taiwan's stockmarket; welcomes the increased number of Taiwanese students to British universities, which has increased from 3,000 to 13,000 during Dr Chien's term of office; further applauds the 58 per cent. increase compared with 1992 in the number of British visitors travelling to Taiwan, 54,000 estimated in all; thanks Dr Chien for all that he has done in promoting relations between the two countries; and sends him and his wife, Gwendolyn, our very best wishes for the future.

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Michael Colvin (Conservative)