INTRODUC TORY REMARKS TO OFFICIALS
It is not my intention or desire to make a speech to you.
Ner, I venture to believe, is that what you would expect of me,
particularly if I took up too much time giving you my views before
you yourselves had had a chance of saying anything.
I have come here because I wanted to see Hong Kong; I
wanted to meet you all and to hear what you think about things.
ly cbject is to listen rather than talk.
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However, before we begin cur gencral discussion I would like
to say just a few words about three broad questions which I am
will be uppermost in your minds.
First, cur relations with China. It seems to us that the
Chinese leadership are making increasingly firm efforts to restore
crder and to reactivate the Chinese economy. At the same time,
they have shown a growing desire to put their foreign relations on
a more normal footing, and a tendency to approach foreign policy
matters in a pragmatic spirit.
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China
I suggest - and I would be glad of your views on this -
the gradual evolution of more stable and pragmatic policies has
been reflected in the Chinese attitude towards Hong Kong.
dces, of course, derive considerable benefits from the Colony
and there are solid advantages to the Chinese in maintaining the
status qu...
The second matter in which I believe you will be keenly
interested is the question of relations between Britain and
Hồng Kong.
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