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LORD GLENARTHUR'S WINDING-UP SPEECH FOR THE DEBATE ON
HONG KONG: 21 JUNE ·
1. I JOIN WITH ALL THOSE WHO HAVE PAID TRIBUTE TO THE
NOBLE BARONESS, LADY EWART-BIGGS, FOR PROVIDING THIS
OPPORTUNITY TO DEBATE HONG KONG AT A TIME WHEN THE
THOUGHTS OF MANY PEOPLE IN THIS COUNTRY ARE ACUTELY
FOCUSSED ON THE TERRITORY AND HER PEOPLE. THE DEBATE
HAS ONCE MORE DEMONSTRATED THE WISDOM AND EXPERIENCE,
AS WELL AS THE CONCERN AND SYMPATHY, WHICH YOUR
LORDSHIPS BRING TO BEAR ON MATTERS AFFECTING HONG KONG,
AND HAS PROVIDED MUCH FOOD FOR THOUGHT.
2. WHAT TODAY'S DEBATE HAS DONE ABOVE ALL AND I HOPE
THIS WILL NOT BE LOST ON HONG KONG
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IS TO UNDERLINE
THE KEEN COMMITMENT OF US ALL TO MAINTAIN THE WELFARE,
PROSPERITY AND SECURITY OF HONG KONG AND ALL HER
PEOPLE, SAFEGUARDING HER ACHIEVEMENTS AND WAY OF LIFE
UP TO 1997 AND BEYOND.
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