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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1994
IN HONG KONG, WE BELIEVE VERY FIRMLY THAT THE QUALITY OF LIFE CAN AND SHOULD GO ON GETTING BETTER FOR EVERYONE, THE COMMUNITY INSISTS THAT PROBLEMS SHOULD BE FACED SQUARELY AND OVERCOME THROUGH ENTERPRISE AND HARD WORK. HONG KONG HAS A FAITH IN PROGRESS OPTIMISM ABOUT THE FUTURE WHICH MANY OTHER COMMUNITIES HAVE QUITE SIMPLY LOST.
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THIS OPTIMISM, THIS CONFIDENCE GO BEYOND ECONOMIC WELL-BEING. THEY HAVE AN IMPACT ON EVERY ASPECT OF OUR WAY OF LIFE. I THINK BEST EXAMPLE IN THE PAST YEAR OF THIS DETERMINATION TO BRING ABOUT I IMPROVEMENTS HAS BEEN IN THE FIELD OF LAW AND ORDER, AN ISSUE WHICH KNOW IS HIGH ON EVERYONE'S LIST OF PRIORITIES.
I KNOW OF NO OTHER MAJOR CITY IN THE WORLD IN WHICH THE CRIME FIGURES ARE FALLING AND THE LAW AND ORDER
I SITUATION IMPROVING. THINK THE EXPLANATION FOR THIS REMARKABLE ACHIEVEMENT, BECAUSE THIS IS WHAT IS HAPPENING IN HONG KONG, LIES IN THE COMMUNITY'S RESPECT FOR TRADITIONAL VALUES, ITS EMPHASIS ON THE FAMILY AND THE PROPER EDUCATION OF ITS CHILDREN. WE RIGHTLY ATTACH A HIGH VALUE TO MAKING ON OUR WE RELY HEAVILY OUR CITY SAFE AND OUR SOCIETY LAW-ABIDING. EXCELLENT POLICE FORCE TO DO SO. BUT WE ALL OF US HAVE A PERSONAL CONTRIBUTION TO MAKE TO ENSURE THAT HONG KONG WILL REMAIN ONE OF THE WORLD'S SAFEST AND MOST LAW-ABIDING CITIES.
HONG KONG IS A VERY SPECIAL PLACE.
THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE LIVED
HERE ALL YOUR LIVES KNOW THIS BETTER THAN I DO. IT IS A GOOD PLACE TO WORK AND A GOOD PLACE TO RAISE A FAMILY. WE ARE WORKING HARD ΤΟ ENSURE THAT HONG KONG'S SPECIAL QUALITIES ARE PRESERVED. THAT OUR WAY OF LIFE IS SECURED FOR THE FUTURE.
AS PARENTS WE SPEND A GOOD DEAL OF OUR TIME THINKING ABOUT HOW
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ABOUT SECURE THE BEST POSSIBLE FUTURE FOR OUR CHILDREN. WE WORRY THEIR EDUCATION AND THEIR PROSPECTS FOR FINDING WORTHWHILE AND IS REWARDING CAREERS. WE CAN BE PROUD OF THE WAY IN WHICH HONG KONG ABLE TO OFFER ITS YOUNG REWARDING CAREERS, IN FACT A WIDER CHOICE CAREERS THAN MOST CITIES IN THE WORLD'S ADVANCED ECONOMIES CAN OFFER.
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HONG KONG OFFERS ITS YOUNG PEOPLE A BRIGHT FUTURE ARE AT THE CENTRE OF THE ASTONISHING ECONOMIC TRANSFORMATION OF ASIA. I AM CONFIDENT HONG KONG WILL REMAIN ONE OF THE WORLD'S GREAT TRADING AND SERVICE CENTRES NOT ONLY IN THE YEAR OF THE DOG BUT WELL INTO NEXT CENTURY.
MANY OF YOU WILL BE LISTENING TO ME FROM THE WARMTH OF GATHERINGS. LAVENDER. KATE, LAURA, ALICE AND I WISH ALL OF SUCCESSFUL, A PROSPEROUS AND ABOVE ALL A VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR.
KUNG HEI FAT CHOY.
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