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the growing
the business that has been robbed or, worse still, to those
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who have been victims of violent crime. We shall be
relentless in our fight against crime. We shall be
especially tough in our fight against violent crime.
Royal Hong Kong Police Force do a magnificent job. They can
count on the staunch support of the Governor as they go about
their difficult task. Co-operating closely with the chinese
authorities, we shall work round the clock to beat crime in
this city
My fifth task is perhaps the most intractably
-but the
most vital
difficulty of them all.
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When she spoke in a debate on Hong Kong recently in the
most eminent House of Lords, Baroness Dunn one of Hong Kong's greatest
the city's
citizens and Ambassadress to the world said that the
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relationship between Britain and China, and therefore the
position of Hong Kong, was still bedevilled by
misunderstandings and a lack of trust.
Trust is one of the smallest words in our
anguage.
But it carries a mighty load and a formidable burden of
potential land of responsibility.
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Trust does not mean abandoning principles or beliefs
when you discuss problems among friends.
exiongs But it should
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infuse discussion and its outcome with a spirit of
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monourable
goodwill and of common purpose. Before ass an an
adventure. You ask, what is our aim? Our aim is simply
this.
That in the years to come, the name of Hong Kong
shall conjure up in men's minds the image of this wonderful
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