WEDNESDAY, MARCH 22, 1978
QUEEN EXTENDS GOVERNOR'S TERM OF OFFICE *****
THE QUEEN HAS APPROVED THE EXTENSION OF THE GOVERNOR'S TERM UNTIL AUGUST 1979.
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ATTENTION NEWS EDITORS:
THE FOLLOWING IS THE GOVERNOR'S PRESS STATEMENT ON THE EXTENSION OF HIS TERM OF OFFICE:
+ THE ENTHUSIASM OF MY WIFE AND MYSELF FOR HONG KONG AND ITS PEOPLE IS WELL KNOWN, AND WE ARE OF COURSE BOTH DELIGHTED TO HAVE THIS EXTRA TIME HERE. BUT, LIKE EVERYONE ELSE IN HONG KONG, WE ARE HERE TO WORK.
+THE OUTSTANDING FEATURES OF HONG KONG AT THIS TIME ARE THE CONFIDENCE ENGENDERED BY THE EXCELLENT STATE OF ANGLO/CHINESE RELATIONS, AND THE RAPID ADVANCES THAT ARE BEING MADE WITH HONG KONG'S ECONOMIC EXPANSION, SOCIAL PROGRAMMES, AND FIGHT AGAINST CRIME AND CORRUPTION.
+PROGRESS AND CHANGE OF THIS SPEED AND ON THIS SCALE HAVE BROUGHT PROBLEMS FOR INSTANCE QUITE UNFAIR PROBLEMS FOR OUR EXPORTERS ABROAD, AND TEMPORARY PRESSURES OR INCONVENIENCE FOR MANY INDIVIDUALS AT HOME, AND PROBLEMS OF ADMINISTRATION AS THE SCALE OF GOVERNMENT ACTIVITY INCREASES. THE RAPID IMPLEMENTATION OF NEW POLICIES ALSO PROVIDES FOOD FOR HEALTHY CONTROVERSY.
NE VER THE LESS THE REMARKABLE UPWARD TREND ON SO MANY FRONTS IS THE MAIN FEATURE, AND TO MAINTAIN IT IS CLEARLY THE WHOLEHEARTED WISH OF THE PEOPLE AND GOVERNMENT OF HONG KONG.
+DURING THE NEXT 17 MONTHS THE OBJECT OF MY WORK WILL BE TO PRESERVE AND FORTIFY THE PROGRESS AND REDUCE OR RESOLVE THE ACCOMPANYING PROBLEMS.+
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