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heard many of my own friends and relatives, who are also in
business - and people mustn't think that Martin Lee knows no
such friends and their view was clear.
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They will stay on
so long as the money is good, of course, that is what
business is all about and of course making money is not a
dirty wora I agree with Dame Lydia there, - but they have
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a lot of their assets already out of Hong Kong and their
intention is to make more money while the going is good and
then before 1997 they will pull out.
MR JOPLING:
But, Mr. Lee, we have heard evidence since we
came here, not about the current level of businesses which
are already here, but we have heard really enormously
impressive evidence about investors who are moving currently
into Hong Kong and we were told yesterday for instance, that
United States investment in Hong Kong is currently in real
terms at record levels, which seems to imply that there are
alot of people around the world and we've heard similar
British investors, and
evidence about other investors
indeed domestic investors within Hong Kong - that they take a
very optimistic view indeed, because investment for the
future, not what is going on at the moment, is very high
indeed.
Would you agree that that is a fair assessment of
the view that investors are taking of Hong Kong with regard
to current investment?
MR MARTIN LEE: Some are, yes.
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