Chinatown Archway Dedication Celebration

 
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THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA WASHINGTON, D.C. 20004 MARION M A CARRY. JR. REMARKS FOR MAYOR MARION BARRY, JR. CHINATOWN ARCHWAY DEDICATION CELEBRATION November 20, 1986 10:30 am - 12:00 noon TO AMBASSADOR HAN (PRONOUNCED HAHN) AND MADAM GE (PRONOUNCED GHEE), TO OUR DISTINGUISHED GUESTS FROM BEIJING, VICE MAYOR HUANG (PRONOUNCED WONG) AND MR. BAI (PRONOUNCED BYE), TO THE CHAIRMAN OF OUR COUNCIL, DAVID CLARKE AND OTHER MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, TO THE CHAIRMAN OF OUR SCHOOL BOARD, DAVID HALL, TO THE LEADERS OF THE BEIJING CONSTRUCTION TEAM, MR. BAI (BYE) AND MRS. HOU (PRONOUNCED HOE), TO MEMBERS OF WASHINGTON'S CHINESE COMMUNITY, MY GOOD FRIENDS, DR. TOON LEE, TONY CHENG, K. L. WONG, AND THE ARCHITECT FOR THIS MAGNIFICENT STRUCTURE, ALFRED LIU, AND TO THE MEMBERS OF MY CABINET— TOM DOWNS, CURTIS MCCLINTON AND CLIF SMITH, TO THE FIRST LADY OF THE CITY, MY BEST FRIEND WHO TRAVELED WITH ME TO CHINA AND WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF THIS ARCHWAY, MRS. EFFI BARRY, AND TO ALL OF YOU GATHERED HERE TODAY— I WELCOME YOU TO THIS HISTORIC OCCASION. STOP FOR TRANSLATION