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THING WHICH ALSO IMPRESSES MANY VISITORS IS HONG KONG'S RECORD
OVER THE PAST DECADE IN THE FIELD OF SOCIAL SERVICES: IN ITS EFFORTS TO PROVIDE HOMES FOR HONG KONG'S HOMELESS, TO BUILD UP HEALTH SERVICES AND EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES, TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE FOR THOSE WHO WOULD OTHERWISE FIND IT DIFFICULT TO MAKE
THEIR WAY IN SOCIETY, HONG KONG HAS A RECORD TO BE PROUD OF.
THIS IS PERHAPS NOT AN ASPECT OF HONG KONG WHICH IS AS WIDELY KNOWN AS IT SHOULD BE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM, WHERE IT IS ALL TOO EASY FOR PEOPLE TO SEE HONG KONG IN PURELY ECONOMIC TERMS, AND TO OVERLOOK HER IMPORTANT ACHIEVEMENTS IN OTHER FIELDS.
I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO REITERATE TO YOU, THE COMMERCIAL LEADERS OF THE TERRITORY, HOW THOROUGHLY COMMITTED TO HONG KONG THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT ARE. THERE MAY SOMETIMES BE
DISAGREEMENTS BETWEEN US THERE ARE IN ANY RELATIONSHIP HOWEVER
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CLOSE BUT I CAN ASSURE YOU THAT WE WILL PUT ALL OUR SUPPORT
BEHIND THE CONTINUANCE OF HONG KONG'S PROSPERITY AND STABILITY.
IF PEOPLE SAY THAT HER MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT DO NOT HAVE THE
INTERESTS OF THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG AT HEART THEN I TELL THEM
NOW THAT THEY ARE WRONG. IT IS THE JOB OF THE PEOPLE OF BRITAIN
AND THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG TOGETHER TO DEVELOP AND STRENGTHEN
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN US. ENDS.
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GRATEFUL FOR COMMENTS DESKBY 280900Z.
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