TUESDAY, JANUARY 27, 1987
ACTING GOVERNOR'S LUNAR NEW YEAR MESSAGE 1987
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ALL OVER HONG KONG, AT THIS SHORT BREAK IN THE YEAR, FAMILIES WILL BE GATHERING TOGETHER. IT IS A TIME TO REFLECT ON HOW WE HAVE FARED IN THE YEAR THAT HAS PASSED, TO THINK ABOUT OUR HOPES AND PLANS FOR THE YEAR AHEAD AND THE TASKS THAT LIE BEFORE US.
AT THE END OF THE YEAR WE CAN SAY WITH CONFIDENCE THAT WE HAVE COME THROUGH IN MUCH BETTER SHAPE THAN WE DARED HOPE AT THE BEGINNING. IT HAS BEEN A YEAR OF ACHIEVEMENT WE ARE BUILDING FOR THE LONG-TERM FUTURE WITH RENEWED VIGOUR THERE HAS BEEN WORK FOR EVERYONE: OUR ORDER BOOKS ARE FULL OUR HOTEL ROOMS ARE FULL BUSINESS IS GENERALLY GOOD.
OUR EXECUTIVE, LEGISLATIVE AND CONSULTATIVE BODIES HAVE DEALT EFFECTIVELY AND AUTHORITATIVELY WITH VITAL ISSUES WHICH ARE OF CONCERN TO US ALL.
WORK WHICH WILL SET THE FUTURE IN PLACE AFTER 1997 IS BEING METHODICALLY AND PROFICIENTLY CARRIED OUT ON MANY COMPLEX ISSUES: LAND, PASSPORTS, TRADE, THE BASIC LAW. RELATIONS WITH OUR NEIGHBOURS IN GUANGDONG ARE BECOMING STEADILY STRONGER.
AS WE LOOK AROUND A TROUBLED WORLD WE HAVE MUCH TO BE THANKFUL FOR AND, AS WE OFTEN SAY WITH AFFECTION, THERE IS NO PLACE LIKE HONG KONG
TO KEEP UP THE IMPETUS IS A GOOD RESOLUTION FOR THE YEAR THAT LIES AHEAD. OVERSEAS WE MUST FIGHT HARD TO DEFEND OUR FREEDOM TO TRADE AT HOME WE NEED TO ACT PRUDENTLY AND WISELY TO ENSURE THAT INDUSTRY AND THE ECONOMY ARE GIVEN SUPPORT WE NEED TO TAKE A HARD LOOK AT HOW WE CAN SATISFY THE DEEP-SEATED WISH OF FAMILIES TO OWN THEIR OWN HOMES WE NEED TO PROVIDE BETTER SOCIAL AND MEDICAL SERVICES AND OUR SCHOOLS AND UNIVERSITIES MUST GIVE YOUNG PEOPLE FULL OPPORTUNITY TO DEVELOP THEIR TALENTS AND TO MAKE THE BEST USE OF OUR ONLY RESOURCE PEOPLE.
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DURING THE COURSE OF THIS YEAR WE WILL HAVE TO AGREE AS A COMMUNITY ON THE NEXT STEPS TO TAKE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF OUR GOVERNMENT,
THERE IS MUCH TO BE DONE, THERE WILL ALWAYS BE DOUBTERS, BUT I BELIEVE THE VAST MAJORITY OF HONG KONG PEOPLE WILL WORK TO ENSURE THAT THERE IS NO PLACE LIKE HONG KONG.*
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