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HAVING FIRST GONE TO SHANGHAI IN 1946, AND THEN ON MANY LATER OCCASIONS, HE HAD SEEN THE CITY GROW INTO ONE OF THE BIGGEST INDUSTRIAL CITIES IN THE WORLD.
SIR EDWARD SAID HONG KONG WAS A NATURAL POINT OF CONTACT BETWEEN THE FAST GROWING ASIAN PACIFIC REGION AND THE REST OF THE WORLD.
THE SIGNING OF THE SINO-BRITISH JOINT DECLARATION HAD REMOVED DOUBTS ABOUT THE FUTURE OF HONG KONG AND THERE HAD SINCE BEEN MANY ENCOURAGING SIGNS OF RETURNING ECONOMIC AND COMMERCIAL CONFIDENCE, HE SAID.
THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT HAD INVESTED SUBSTANTIALLY IN THE PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE NECESSARY TO COMPLEMENT AND SUPPORT HONG KONG'S NATURAL AND MAN-MADE ADVANTAGES IN ORDER TO STIMULATE ECONOMIC PROGRESS AND TO ENSURE THAT HONG KONG WOULD REMAIN THE VIBRANT AND DYNAMIC CITY THAT IT WAS TODAY, HE SAID.
THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ON THE PART OF SHANGHAI AND HONG KONG WOULD PROVIDE GREAT SCOPE FOR FUTURE COOPERATION BETWEEN THE TWO CITIES.
SIR EDWARD SAID THAT WHILE THE +MADE IN HONG KONG "85+ EXHIBITION WAS DESIGNED TO SHOW WHAT HONG KONG COULD DO. HE WISHED ALSO TO EMPHASISE THAT CHINESE ENTERPRISES WERE EQUALLY WELCOME IN HONG KONG.
HE WAS SURE THAT THE EXHIBITION WOULD MARK THE BEGINNING OF A NEW AND EVEN MORE SUCCESSFUL PHASE IN ECONOMIC RELATIONS BETWEEN HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI, SIR EDWARD SAID.
TEXT OF GOVERNOR'S SPEECH ****
FOLLOWING IS THE TEXT OF EDWARD YOUDE AT THE HONG KONG DINNER HELD AT JINJIANG CLUB,
THE SPEECH BY THE GOVERNOR, SIR ECONOMIC AND TRADE MISSION RETURN SHANGHAI TODAY:
+IT IS A GREAT PLEASURE FOR ME TO WELCOME YOU ALL TO OUR DINNER THIS EVENING. I AM PARTICULARLY GLAD TO BE HERE ON THE OCCASION OF THE +MADE IN HONG KONG '85+ HONG KONG PRODUCT EXHIBITION MOUNTED BY THE HONG KONG TRADE DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL WHICH YOU AND OFFICIALLY OPENED THIS MORNING.
+MR MAYOR I KNOW YOUR CITY WELL. I FIRST CAME HERE IN 1946 AND HAVE BEEN HERE ON MANY OCCASIONS IN THE PAST. I HAVE SEEN THIS CITY GROW INTO ONE OF THE BIGGEST INDUSTRIAL CITIES IN THE WORLD AND KNOW THAT YOU ARE PROUD OF THE CONTRIBUTION WHICH YOU MAKE TO THE ECONOMY OF CHINA AS A WHOLE.
+SHANGHAI HAS