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香港
-GOVERNMENT HOUSE- HONG KONG
7 March, 1978.
(Confidential)
Sir,
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ANNUAL REVIEW FOR 1977 HONG KONG
I must first apologise for the lateness of
this Review. I have delayed it in the hope that
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time would make clearer the state of the Royal Hong
Kong Folice Force.
2. 1977 saw further and rapid progress in Ilong
Kong's social programmes and legislation, in economic
conditions that were comparatively good-reel growth
in the Gross Domestic Froduct was 12% in spite of a growth of only 5% in exports. This growth was largely
sustained by unexpectedly strong domestic activity,
particularly in the construction industry.
3.
The end of the year was darkened by the prolonged
and bitter textile negotiations with the EEC, and by a
near-mutiny in the Tolice Hong Kong has come through
these difficulties with remarkably little loss of
confidence.
The trond towards moze pragmatic government
in China and the demonstrably good relations between IMG
and China over Hong Kong, have helped. So too has a
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The It Hon Dr David Owen Mil
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