MONDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1984
ACCORD IS COMMITMENT TO SUCCESS: GOVERNOR
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THE FACT THAT THE AGREEMENT ON THE FUTURE OF HONG KONG WILL BE SIGNED BY THE TWO PRIME MINISTERS WILL BE TAKEN AS A SYMBOL OF A COMMITMENT ON EVERYBODY'S PART TO MAKE A SUCCESS OF THE AGREEMENT, THE GOVERNOR, SIR EDWARD YOUDE, SAID TODAY (MONDAY).
HE WAS SPEAKING TO REPORTERS BEFORE HIS DEPARTURE TO PEKING THIS AFTERNOON TO ATTEND THE CEREMONY OF THE SIGNING OF THE JOINT DECLARATION.
FOLLOWING IS THE FULL TEXT OF HIS REMARKS AT THE AIRPORT:
+WELL THIS TIME WE ARE VISITING PEKING FOR WHAT WILL BE, I AM SURE, A HISTORIC EVENT - THE SIGNATURE OF THE AGREEMENT ON THE FUTURE OF HONG KONG. THE FACT THAT THE AGREEMENT WILL BE SIGNED BY THE TWO PRIME MINISTERS WILL, I AM SURE, BE TAKEN AS A SYMBOL OF A COMMITMENT ON EVERYBODY'S PART TO MAKE A SUCCESS OF THE AGREEMENT AND THAT WILL CERTAINLY BE OUR OBJECTIVE, AND SO WITH THOSE FEW WORDS, I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU ON MY RETURN. +
THE GOVERNOR WAS SEEN OFF AT THE AIRPORT BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY, SIR PHILIP HADDON-CAVE, THE SENIOR UNOFFICIAL MEMBER OF THE EXÉCUTIVE COUNCIL, SIR SZE-YUEN CHUNG AND THE SENIOR UNOFFICIAL MEMBER OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, MR ROGER LOBO.
ACCOMPANYING THE GOVERNOR WERE THE POLITICAL ADVISER, MR ROBIN MCLAREN, AND THE GOVERNMENT CHIEF INTERPRETER, MR Y.P. CHENG.
GUESTS TO LEAVE FOR PEKING
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THE GROUP OF HONG KONG PEOPLE INVITED TO ATTEND THE CEREMONY OF THE SIGNING OF THE SINO-BRITISH JOINT DECLARATION WILL DEPART FOR PEKING TOMORROW (TUESDAY) AFTERNOON.
THEY WILL BE TRAVELLING ON A CAAC CHARTERED FLIGHT CA1012, ETD 1 PM.
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