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business, to make use of this unprecedented opportunity to give
full play to all their potentials. I also believe that there is
no lack of able men among the 5.5 million people in Hong Kong.
With the belief that wise men will make the place productive and
prosperous, let us select the wise and the able, through this
sound electoral system, to participate in the administration of
Hong Kong so that it may continue to enjoy stability and
prosperity and become a model of democratic system which will win
the acclaim of the world and set an example to other countries.
May I wish the Government's proposals, subject to the
necessary amendments, every success.