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I SHOULD ALSO LIKE TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TODAY TO PAY A SPECIAL TRIBUTE TO ALL THOSE WHO WORK IN OUR PUBLIC SERVICE, HONG KONG IS EXTREMELY LUCKY. WE HAVE A FIRST-CLASS PUBLIC SERVICE DELIVERING A FIRST CLASS SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY, ALL OF THEM DO AN EXCELLENT JOB WHETHER IT IS CARING FOR THE SICK, EDUCATING HONG KONG'S CHILDREN, OR RUNNING HONG KONG'S ADMINISTRATION. OUR POLICE AND EMERGENCY SERVICES EVER READY
FOR MAKE A SPECIAL CONTRIBUTION WHICH WE ARE CONSTANTLY GRATEFUL.
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FOR HONG KONG, IT HAS BEEN ANOTHER REMARKABLE YEAR. YEAR OF SUCCESSES. 5% GROWTH. THE BUSIEST CONTAINER PORT NOT JUST IN ASIA, BUT IN THE WORLD. MORE JOB VACANCIES THAN PEOPLE LOOKING FOR WORK. HIGHER THAN EXPECTED SURPLUSES, NOT HIGHER THAN EXPECTED DEFICITS.
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HOW MANY OTHER PLACES CAN BOAST OF ACHIEVEMENTS LIKE THESE? NOT MANY IN EUROPE, THAT'S FOR SURE. NOR IN NORTH AMERICA, LET ALONE THE THIRD WORLD. BUT HERE IN HONG KONG WE ARE AT THE HEART BOOMING ASIA-PACIFIC REGION. AS CHINA'S ECONOMY CONTINUES SPECTACULARLY, THE PROSPECTS FOR OUR OWN ECONOMY LOOK EVEN BRIGHTER. IT IS AS WELL TO REMEMBER, IN A WORLD BESET BY TROUBLES, FORTUNATE WE ARE WHATEVER OUR CHALLENGES HERE IN HONG KONG,
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I HAVE BEEN IN OFFICE FOR JUST OVER HALF A YEAR. MY GOAL TODAY REMAINS EXACTLY THE SAME AS IT WAS ON THE DAY I TOOK OFFICE; TO WORK FOR THE BEST LONG-TERM INTERESTS OF YOU, THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG. IT'S BEEN A BUSY BEGINNING. WE ARE ENGAGED IN A HISTORIC ENTERPRISE AN ENTERPRISE THAT IS ENTIRELY WITHOUT PRECEDENT IN RECENT HISTORY. MUCH OF THE DISCUSSION IN RECENT MONTHS HAS CENTRED ON POLITICS. I HOPE AND AM CONFIDENT THAT IN THE NEW YEAR WE SHALL BE ABLE то WORK OUT ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE 1995 ELECTIONS THAT ARE CLEAN, FAIR AND THAT YOU THINK ARE ACCEPTABLE. THIS SHOULD NOT, AT THE END OF THE
DAY, PROVE AN IMPOSSIBLE TASK. I SINCERELY HOPE THAT, WITH GOODWILL ALL INVOLVED, WE WILL BE ABLE TO RESOLVE THESE MATTERS IN THE YEAR. AND WHEN WE HAVE DONE SO, WE WILL ALL BE ABLE TO APPROACH NEW VIGOUR THOSE OTHER ISSUES FOR WHICH WE IN GOVERNMENT HAVE RESPONSIBILITY AND WHICH HAVE SUCH A DECISIVE IMPACT ON THE WAY WE ALL
LIVE.
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THERE IS, AFTER ALL, PLENTY TO BE DONE
то IMPROVE OUR SCHOOLS, OUR HOSPITALS, OUR WELFARE SERVICES, ΤΟ CLEAN UP THE ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH WE LIVE AND ABOUT WHICH
WE CARE SO MUCH. NOT THAT WE ARE NEGLECTING THESE AREAS. UNLIKE MANY OTHER COMMUNITIES, HONG KONG HAS GENERATED THE MEANS THROUGH YOUR HARD WORK TO A REAL IMPACT. WE ARE BEGINNING TO DO SO ALREADY. I AM DETERMINED THAT IN THE NEW YEAR WE SHOULD MAKE FURTHER AND FASTER PROGRESS.
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LET US LOOK BACK WITH SATISFACTION ON ALL WE HAVE ACHIEVED RECENT MONTHS; LET US RE-AFFIRM THE VALUES THAT BIND OUR COMMUNITY TOGETHER AND GIVE IT STRENGTH; AND LET US LOOK FORWARD TO THE NEW YEAR WITH CONFIDENCE AND OPTIMISM.
AS WE WELCOME IN THE YEAR OF THE ROOSTER, I JOIN WITH MY FAMILY IN WISHING YOU AND YOUR FAMILIES A VERY HAPPY AND WELL-DESERVED AND AN EXTREMELY PROSPEROUS AND SUCCESSFUL NEW YEAR.
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