香港總督府
(Corpidential)
CONFIDENTIAL
GOVERNMEN
HOUSE
HONG KONG
23rd January, 1976.
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Sir,
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This despatch is my Annual Report for
1975. A calendar of events is attached. I must
apologise for its lateness due to my absence on
leave.
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The Hong Kong of today is sustained by
a tripod. The three legs are: the support of AMG,
the policy of the Chinese Government, and Hong Kong's
ability to support its swollen population by its own
resilient economy.
third leg, the economy, take the full force of world
In 1974 and '75 I watched the
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recession and bend perilously, then adjust to the new
stresses and begin to straighten up again. I will
describe the course of events in more detail at the
end of this despatch, but it has certainly been a
most anxious time.
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We are also trying to build a fourth leg
to the tripod from a better relationship between
Government and governed. It is being constructed
from social progress, closer contact, more open and
responsive government and progressive participation,
&
THE RIGHT HONOURABLE
JAMES CALLAGHAN, M.P.
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