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28.
Chinese
I believe it is
Government will come
quite possible that the
to perceive that the long
term value of Hong Kong as a Special Administrative
Region with a high degree of autonomy lies in the
on-going development of its sophisticated and highly
experienced commercial, mercantile and financial
infrastructure based on the twin concepts of the market
mechanism and the free enterprise system, combined with
minimum regulatory systems and free movements across the
exona ges. If Hong Kong is enabled to fulfil what I
believe to be its ultimate destiny to be the regional
capital city of the Far East - then the Hong Kong SAR
will have acquired an additional dimension beyond the
dreams of those who negotiated the Sino-British
Agreement.
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29.
preserve
It goes without saying that, whereas to
the prosperity and stability of Hong Kong in
its present dimension, the importance of the basic
policies elaborated by the Chinese Government for the
Hong Kong SAR in Annex I to the Joint Declaration is
self-evident, the continuing observance of these
policies, would take on a special significance in the
context of this additional dimension.