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festival organisers, to show Hong Kong people different aspects
of Japanese life and culture, was successfully fulfilled.
(CONCLUDING REMARKS)
(10) As
As I have said, one and
and a half years have passed since I
took up the assignment of Consul-General of Japan in Hong Kong,
and through my experiences here, I have been very much impressed
by the energy, vitality, creativity and international-mindedness
of Hong Kong and the people who live here.
From our point of view, I believe that we Japanese must
consider not only the question of "What will be the future of
Hong Kong?", but also, "What can we do for the future of Hong
Kong?". I, as Consul-General, will do my best to help develop
good relations between Japan and Hong Kong, and cooperate with
the people of Hong Kong to ensure that the stability and pros-
perity of Hong Kong is preserved and enhanced beyond 1997.
In concluding, I should like to thank you again for being
given this opportunity to speak before such
distinguished
audience here today, and express my profound desire to see Japa-
nese and Hong Kong people working together to develop our close