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CONCLUSION
„
106.
Honourable Members,
as far
the year ahead will be a
challenging one for us all. I fully understand the anxieties and concerns of all our people and their wish to know, as as it is within the power of man to judge, what the future
I am deeply conscious
the importance which they free society which have made
their deep desire that
that these
It is their concern and their
of
holds.
attach to the essentials of the
Hong Kong what it is today and
essentials should be maintained.
aspirations which will govern our thinking and our actions in
the year to come.
107.
Let me conclude by saying that if we wish others to
have confidence in us, we should not lose confidence in
ourselves. In spite of the
financial turbulence we face from
time to time we have a strong underlying economy, a gifted and resilient population, a highly motivated public service and a will to succeed. Against this background, your Government will be getting on with the job of making Hong Kong a better place in which the people of Hong Kong can live, work and bring up
their children. In concert with the Executive and Legislative
Councils, it will be my constant concern to ensure that Hong Kong continues to enjoy steady and progressive government; and let there be no doubt in any quarter about our determination to
do our utmost to seek a successful outcome to the talks.
Patience, calm and resolution are the qualities that will be
required of us. These are the qualities which have brought
Hong Kong through difficult times before. I have no doubt that
they will do so again.
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