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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1990
"OUR PLANS FOR FUTURE GROWTH ARE NECESSARILY ON A GRAND SCALE; SOME FOLLOWS
OF FROM THE FACT THAT WE ARE ALREADY A TERRITORY SIGNIFICANCE IN TERMS OF THE WORLD'S ECONOMY.
THAT
"IF WE WERE TO EXPAND FURTHER, OUR PLANS MUST BE BOLD, IMAGINATIVE, FULLY RESEARCHED AND SKILFULLY IMPLEMENTED,
SHE SAID.
SHE NOTED THAT 1997 TENDED TO INVITE MORE THAN ITS FAIR OF UNHELPFUL SPECULATION AS TO WHAT MIGHT HAPPEN IN HONG THAT DATE.
KONG
SHARE AFTER
"NO ONE KNOWS FOR SURE. BUT IF HISTORY HAS TAUGHT US ANYTHING, IT IS THAT ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE AND NOTHING IS INEVITABLE.
"WE MUST BELIEVE IN OUR FUTURE. THIS DOES NOT MEAN THAT THE PATH
WILL ALWAYS BE A SMOOTH ONE," SHE SAID, AHEAD WOULD UNDOUBTEDLY HAVE OUR UPS AND DOWNS.
ADDING
THAT
WE
MRS CHAN STRESSED THAT 1990 HERALDED A DECADE OF JUST FOR HONG KONG BUT FOR MANY ECONOMIES AROUND THE WORLD.
CHANGE,
NOT
"HONG KONG IS BETTER EQUIPPED THAN MOST TO WEATHER AND INDEED TO EMERGE STRONGER WITH EACH CHALLENGE.
ADVERSITIES
"THIS HAS BEEN OUR EXPERIENCE IN THE PAST AND THERE IS EVERY REASON TO BE OPTIMISTIC ABOUT OUR FUTURE PROSPECTS, SHE SAID.
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"OUR PROGRAMMES TO MAKE HONG KONG A BETTER PLACE TO LIVE IN AND то
WELL INTO DO BUSINESS DO NOT COME TO A HALT IN 1997 BUT CARRY ON THE 21ST CENTURY.
"WE FULLY INTEND TO MAINTAIN OUR COMPETITIVE EDGE AS A MAJOR TRADING AND FINANCIAL CENTRE IN THE REGION AND AS A THRIVING ENTREPORT AND ATTRACTIVE TOURIST DESTINATION," SHE SAID.
MRS CHAN IS CURRENTLY IN THE USA FOR A DUTY VISIT. SHE WILL
AT OFFICIATE
THE OPENING OF THE "WOODFIELD CELEBRATES HONG KONG" PROMOTION IN ILLINOIS TODAY (SATURDAY).
THE PROMOTION EXERCISE, JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE TRADE DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL AND THE WOODFIELD SHOPPING MALL, GIVES A WIDE
SEK OF CHICAGO'S COMMUNITY A RARE OPPORTUNITY TO
FOR CROSS SECTION THEMSELVES ON THEIR HOME GROUND WHAT HONG KONG HAS TO OFFER.
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