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MONDAY, MAY 21, 1990
IS ΤΟ
"THE IMMEDIATE TASK FACING US IN THE NEXT SEVEN YEARS STRENGTHEN OUR ECONOMIC FOUNDATION AND TO PUT IN PLACE A POLITICAL AND SOCIAL STRUCTURE THAT MEETS HONG KONG'S UNIQUE CIRCUMSTANCES INCLUDING THE REALITY OF CHINESE SOVEREIGNTY AFTER 1997.
SOVEREIGN POWER
"OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH OUR NEW CAREFUL MANAGEMENT. THE ROAD AHEAD WILL NOT BE SMOOTH BUT I BELIEVE WE WILL FAIL THE TEST.
OUR
REQUIRES DO NOT
"WE HAVE MADE SOME DIFFICULT BUT IMPORTANT DECISIONS TO DEVELOP
INFRASTRUCTURE, TO IMPROVE PHYSICAL
OUR POLITICAL SYSTEM AND
BETTER MORE AND
SOCIAL AND EDUCATIONAL
ENVIRONMENT, SERVICES.
PROVIDE
FOR
"THESE PLANS CARRY ON WELL BEYOND 1997 AND ARE ALL ESSENTIAL TO OUR FUTURE ECONOMIC GROWTH AND WELL-BEING.
"COUPLED WITH OUR GEOGRAPHICAL ADVANTAGES AND OUR COMMITMENT TO THERE IS EVERY THE PRINCIPLES OF FREE ENTERPRISE AND FREE TRADE,
BUSINESS CENTRE OF REASON ΤΟ
BELIEVE THAT HONG KONG WILL REMAIN A
MRS CHAN CHOICE WHERE HUMAN INGENUITY AND ENTERPRISE CAN FLOURISH, SAID.
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INCREASING TRADE, FINANCING, INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN HK
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HONG KONG'S AMBITIOUS PLAN TO FURTHER DEVELOP ITS PORT, AIRPORT AND ASSOCIATED INFRASTRUCTURE WILL GIVE RISE TO INCREASING TRADE, FINANCING AND INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES.
SAID THIS ASIAN OFFICE
THE SECRETARY FOR TRADE AND INDUSTRY, MR JOHN CHAN, TODAY (MONDAY) AT THE OPENING OF THE BAST AND SOUTHEAST OF OHIO STATE.
TO BE ITS COURSE OHIO
MR CHAN SAID HONG KONG WELCOMED AMERICAN COMPANIES PARTNERS IN THIS GREAT UNDERTAKING, INCLUDING OF COMPANIES WHICH HAD BEEN ACTIVE AND SUCCESSFUL IN CONTRACT CONSTRUCTION, FINANCE, INSURANCE, REAL ESTATE AND SERVICES.
"LIKE THE GOVERNMENT OF OHIO, THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT IS MAKING INCREASING EFFORTS TO FACILITATE GROWTH OF TECHNOLOGY-ORIENTED
AND INDUSTRIES, TO ATTRACT INVESTMENT
TO PROVIDE MORE AND BETTER
EDUCATION TO OUR YOUNGSTERS.
"THERE MUST BE MUCH SCOPE PLACES IN THESE AREAS, HE SAID.
"
FOR
CO-OPERATION
BETWEEN OUR TWO
MR CHAN WELCOMED THE OHIO STATE DECISION TO BASE
ITS REGIONAL
OFFICE IN HONG KONG,
"WE ARE