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HONG KONG IS AN INTERNATIONAL METROPOLITAN CITY, WHICH HAS EXTENSIVE AND CLOSE ECONOMIC LINKS WITH MANY COUNTRIES IN THE WORLD. TO MAINTAIN HONG KONG'S POSITION AS THE WORLD'S FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL CENTRE, IT'S NECESSARY TO RETAIN THE WHOLE SET OF ITS ECONOMIC AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEM WHICH HAS BEEN PROVED EFFICIENT AND SUCCESSFUL OVER THE YEARS IN THE PAST, SO AS TO MAKE THE FOREIGN INVESTORS FEEL ASSURED THAT THEY CAN MAKE PROFITS IN HONG KONG AND THEIR INTERESTS ARE FULLY PROTECTED. TO REALISE THIS, ONE OF THE IMPORTANT FACTORS IS THAT ALL THE TALENTED PERSONAGES, INCLUDING THOSE OF FOREIGN NATIONALITY, SHOULD BE ENROLLED TO WORK IN VARIOUS PROFESSIONS AND STRATA FOR THE STABILITY AND PROSPERITY OF HONG KONG. I REMEMBER THAT I ONCE MADE THIS REMARK: THE VALUE OF THE PEARL CAN BE MEASURED, HOWEVER THAT OF THE TALENTED IS IMMEASURABLE. HONG KONG'S WEALTH IS NATURALLY VALUABLE, YET THE WELL-TRAINED PERSONNEL IN VARIOUS SECTORS SHOULD BE MORE TREASURED. THE FACT THAT HONG KONG CAN ACHIEVE THE PRESENT SUCCESS IS DUE MAINLY TO THE JOINT EFFORTS OF THE HONG KONG RESIDENTS, INCLUDING THE DILIGENCE OF ALL THE FOREIGN PERSONNEL. AFTER CHINA RECOVERS HER SOVEREIGNTY OVER HONG KONG, WE NOT ONLY HOPE THAT ALL THE WELL-TRAINED PERSONNEL IN VARIOUS CIRCLES WILL CONTINUE TO GIVE FULL PLAY TO THEIR TALENTS BUT ALSO WE WILL CREATE STILL BETTER CONDITIONS TO ENROL MORE WELL-EDUCATED AND SPECIALISED PERSONNEL TO SERVE IN HONG KONG. WITH REGARD TO THE FOREIGN CIVIL SERVANTS, THEY ARE BY NO MEANS 'MERELY GUYS WHO CAN BE TOLERATED' AS SOME FRIENDS ARE WORRIED ABOUT, BUT ARE THE ONES WHO WILL BE GENUINELY WELCOMED. THERE'S STILL PLENTY OF SCOPE FOR THEIR TALENTS IN HONG KONG.
HONG KONG'S JUDICIAL CIRCLE IS ONE OF THE IMPORTANT MAINSTAYS IN THE WHOLE SOCIETY. ITS EFFICIENT SERVICE HAS CONTRIBUTED GREATLY TO HONG KONG'S STABILITY AND PROSPERITY. OF YOU PRESENT HERE ARE THE BACKBONE OF HONG KONG'S JUDICIAL CIRCLE. IN THE PAST YEARS YOU HAVE GIVEN FULL PLAY TO YOUR INTELLIGENCE AND WISDOM, YOUR SPECIALISED KNOWLEDGE AND RICH EXPERIENCE IN SERVING HONG KONG. YOU HAVE WON THE PEOPLE'S ADMIRATION FOR YOUR STRONG SENSE OF RESPONSIBILITY AND YOUR OUTSTANDING WORK. YOU WILL STILL SHOULDER HEAVY BURDENS IN THE
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