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SECRETARY OF STATE IN THE ON 14 FEBRUARY, 1972
I am delighted to be here and to see your
splendid city again. Hong Kong is an exciting
and fascinating place to visit. I have already had
a look around by helicopter and I will see more
this afternoon. As so often happens, my wife
has managed to see more of the sights than I have
and, I fear, has been tempted by your shops.7
But of course I was here for a very short stay in 1963
and so I have already experienced the feeling of
dynamic growth and energy which is the visitor's
main impression of Hong Kong.
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But my main purpose in visiting you is to
meet and talk to as many of your people as I can.
It is right that I should see and hear for myself
what your problems and aspirations are [because I am
directly responsible for Hong Kong.
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It is to me that
your Governor reports when an issue that affects your
interests needs to be brought to the attention of the
British Government. It would be strange/if you
in Hong Kong did not feel sometimes that we in
Britain, thousands of miles away, with many other
pre occupations, were not taking your problems
seriously enough. I can assure you
this is
not the case. The relationship between Britain and
Hong Kong is a very special one. I hope that my
presence here today will give tangible proof of our
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continuing concern for your wefare and prosperity.
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affairs.
There is great interest in Britain in your
There is a group of Members of Parliaments
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