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- I am delighted to be back in Hong Kong.

Although I stopped over briefly in

1986, it is my first substantive visit

since the signature of the Joint

Declaration in 1984.

SPEECH BY SIR GEOFFREY HOWE QC MP AT

LUNCH GIVEN BY CHIEF SECRETARY OF HONG KONG,

30 MAY 1988

- As always, my first impression is of the

immense physical changes which have

taken place: new buildings; roads;

flyovers.

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And yet it is the same Hong Kong. same sparkle, pace, "can-do" upproach to

life.

The hustle and bustle we know so well. The same vitality which is the essence of Hong Kong that we seek to preserve alive and well into the future.

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