[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 45 (Thursday, March 28, 1996)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E477]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               CONGRATULATIONS TO PRESIDENT LEE TENG-HUI

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                        HON. MAURICE D. HINCHEY

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, March 27, 1996

  Mr. HINCHEY. Mr. Speaker, I wish to convey my congratulations to 
President Lee Teng-hui of the Republic of China. In the first direct 
Presidential election in Chinese history held on March 23, Lee Teng-hui 
won 54 percent of the vote, far outdistancing his three opponents. 
Democracy has finally arrived in the Republic of China and I have 
nothing but admiration and good wishes for President Lee.
  I hope my colleagues will join me in wishing that God may continue to 
grant President Lee, and his Vice President-elect Lien Chan, all the 
wisdom in government their country in the years ahead, and that the 
people of the Republic of China will continue to enjoy prosperity and 
freedom.

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