MONDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1993
HE SAID PREDICTING THE FUTURE WAS A RISKY BUSINESS BUT WE COULD LOOK TO THE COMING YEARS WITH CONFIDENCE.
"HONG KONG IS AT THE HEART OF THE FASTEST GROWING REGION IN THE WORLD. OUR ECONOMY IS ONE OF THE MOST RESILIENT IN THE WORLD. HONG KONG IS AND WILL REMAIN A GREAT PLACE TO DO BUSINESS
AND A GREAT PLACE IN WHICH TO DO BUSINESS WITH CHINA,"
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LEGCO WILL MAKE BEST DECISION ON REFORMS
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THE DEPUTY SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES, MR FRED TING FOOK-CHEUNG, TODAY (MONDAY) EXPRESSED FULL CONFIDENCE THAT THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL'S DECISION ON THE GOVERNOR'S CONSTITUTIONAL PACKAGE WILL BE IN THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG.
SPRING RECEPTION WOULD FURTHER BOOST THE
SPEAKING AT THE YUEN LONG DISTRICT OFFICE'S HE SAID HE WAS CERTAIN THAT THEIR DECISION STABILITY AND PROSPERITY OF THE TERRITORY.
"WHILE THE GOVERNOR'S POLITICAL BLUEPRINT IS OF GREAT SIGNIFICANCE TO THE GOVERNMENT, IT IS ALSO OF VITAL IMPORTANCE TO THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG.
"BECAUSE OF THIS, THE CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION HAS BEEN ACTIVELY ENCOURAGING MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO DISCUSS THE MATTER IN A CONSTRUCTIVE, RATIONAL AND RESPONSIBLE MANNER, MR TING SAID.
HE SAID THE PACKAGE WOULD BE TABLED SHORTLY AT LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL FOR DISCUSSION.
THE
AS FOR HONG KONG'S IMPRESSIVE ACHIEVEMENTS, MR TING ATTRIBUTED THIS TO A SOUND SOCIAL SYSTEM AND THE ENTERPRISING SPIRIT OF ITS PEOPLE.
HE ALSO GAVE HIS ASSURANCE THAT THE ADMINISTRATION WOULD CONTINUE TO PLAY AN ACTIVE ROLE IN SECURING A SMOOTH TRANSITION FOR THE TERRITORY.
"WE WILL ALSO CONTINUE TO DO OUR BEST то HELP MAINTAIN HONG KONG'S STABILITY AND PROSPERITY BEFORE AND BEYOND 1997,
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LATER, MR TING ALSO OFFICIATED AT A SPRING RECEPTION HOSTED BY THE TAI PO DISTRICT OFFICE.
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