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Now, though, the people of this city face a

face a new task. seas

It is a task as great and as momentous as your achievement in

creating this city. A task which, when we accomplish it

successfully as we are going to will provide a shining

example to the world of partnership and co-operation between

to the good of

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What we have to do over the next fat years and laying

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the foundations in the next five

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is to turn from earnest

hope to firm reality that historic and far-sighted phrase

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one country, two systems

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When we achieve that, we will have/secuted Hong Kong's

place as one of the capitals of the world economy and ana

of the [hovens) of civilised varies.

Achieving that will be:

today's

good for the citizens of Hong Kong ;

citizens of the

good for the Hong Kong of fat generations;

good for China;

tomorrow;

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good for Britain;

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and good for the relationship between ho

ancient able civilisations.

I am only too aware of the honour of being asked to

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govern Hong Kong during these important and tumultuous years.

the Territor

I am not a complete stranger to Hang. Indeed, I

visited/Hong Kong both as a Member of Parliament and as a

Minister. But I have never lived, and nor has

my family.

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My wife, Lavender, my daughters, Laura and

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