d)
The Judiciary
e)
The Media
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The Arts
g)
The Religions
h)
Those involved in social issues and in care for the community
i)
The Public Service and the Disciplined Services
j)
Urban and District Council members and employees
Each of the above may wish to identify issues about their work which they wish others to understand better, and on that basis we may be able to define some of the preconditions without which Hong Kong's "way of life" would not be what it is.
2.5.
As PRC territory from 1st July, 1997, Hong Kong will be, in the words. of the Governor, Sir David Wilson, "an international business centre with a global as well as a regional role to play". more than that. Hong Kong has been described as: -
But it is much
"A large international port open and exposed to all the ideas,
inventions, fashions and trends that pass through it, [with] its people, with their rich cultural and educational background, receptive to outside ideas, which they mould and adapt in a way peculiar to Hong Kong. Our main spoken and written language is certainly Chinese, but it is a form of Chinese that has freely integrated words, expressions and patterns from other languages. Our music, broadcasting, art, dress, cuisine, architecture and town-planning, unmistakable though they are as products of our city, all bear the marks of international influence."
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Moreover,
"Hong Kong's judiciary enjoys international respect
because of its independence and standing. The territory also enjoys freedoms of speech, of the press, of association, of travel, of choice of occupation and of religious belief; it is a model of racial and intercultural harmony and tolerance.
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Examining these propositions in greater detail and explaining them in other parts of the world will bring benefit to Hong Kong; it will benefit China whose territory it will be, and it will demonstrate what the United Kingdom stands for, and how it created the infrastructure and provided the administration which allowed the place to grow into what it is today.
Importantly, perhaps crucially, it will give Hong