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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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