HONG KONG GENERAL CHAMBER OF CORRIECH 15 JANUARY 1990
PORBIGH SECRETARY (CONTD):
Most of the rest of my recent weeks as Foreign Secretary,
when I am not thinking about the problems of Hong Kong, have been
focusing of course on the events in Bastern Europe. We are seeing
all over the world people struggling to change to, to achieve,
market ecununies, sometimes in countries where it would have been
thought inconceivable even a few months ago. That trend is
running, that trend will go on running, and that trend is running in
favour of Hong Kong and that is one reason why the prospects, as
Hong Kong moves into this next decade, are exciting and have never
bean more exciting.
This is a period of dramatic change around the world, often
at a bewildering pace, but one thing that is certainly proved about
Hong Kong is its ability to change with the world, its ability to
adapt, and that will put her in a strong position to succeed and
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I am not tempted in any way after the discussions and
experiences of these last two months, to underestimate the
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difficulties which lie ahead, but we the British Goverument, the
British Parliament, British public opinion, the City of London,
British industry - must not rest in defending and promoting Bong
Kong's interests in any way we can.
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