INAUGURATION SPEECH BY THE RT HON CHRISTOPHER PATTEN
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I am greatly honoured today to assume the responsibility
of the Governorship of Hong Kong one of the world's
greatest cities. Kaxes?
Hong Kong has been made great not by the accidents of
geography but by its most formidable asset' the enterprise,
the energy, the vitality and the industry of its citizens,
living, working and prospering within the framework of sound
administration and the rule of law.
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Undaunted by the obstacles in your way you, the people
of Hong Kong, have swept them aside and created here at the
heart of Asia, a wonder of the world, one of the most
spectacular examples of the virtues of a free economy known to
man.
Now the people of Hong Kong face a new task. I am
privileged to share it with you. Our task for the future is
as momentous as your achievements in the past. It is a task
that will require all the qualities you have already shown
resilience, determination, drive - but in still greater
measure. It is a task which, when we accomplish it
successfully
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as we are going to do will provide a shining
example to the world of partnership and co-operation between
peoples and nations for the good of all.
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