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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1994
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WE'LL DO ALL THAT WE CAN TO GET OUR INFRASTRUCTURE IN AS CONDITION AS OUR FINANCES, I HOPE THAT WE CAN SEE AGREEMENT SOON OUR AIRPORT WHICH, DESPITE THE LACK OF SIGNATURES AT THE BOTTOM
I HOPE TOO THE PAGE, RISES MAGNIFICENTLY FROM THE SOUTH CHINA SEA.
OF OUR PORT. THAT WE CAN MOVE AHEAD SENSIBLY WITH THE DEVELOPMENT
AND THE SOONER WE CAN HONG KONG NEEDS IT. SO DOES SOUTHERN CHINA.
CO- GET INTO A DIALOGUE WITH OFFICIALS IN PEKING AND GUANGDONG ABOUT BASIS ORDINATING OUR INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT ON A REGIONAL BETTER. WE HAVE A #30 BILLION ROAD BUILDING PROGRAMME UNDERWAY. WANT TO INVEST MASSIVELY IN OUR RAILWAYS, BRINGING THE NEW TERRITORIES LINKS CLOSER TO OUR URBAN HEARTLAND AND PRODUCING BETTER NORTH-SOUTH
THAT FOR OUR TRADE WITH THE NORTH, CHINESE OFFICIALS HAVE MADE CLEAR
THEY HAVE SUGGESTED THEY WANT TO GET THINGS MOVING IN THIS AREA. TALKS. AND WE WILL RESPOND ENTHUSIASTICALLY TO THAT.
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BUSINESS- WE DON'T INTEND BUT WE'LL
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WE'LL NATURALLY GO ON ENSURING THAT OUR POLICIES ARE FRIENDLY, WHICH IN MY BOOK MEANS HONG KONG-FRIENDLY, ΤΟ START TRYING TO SECOND GUESS YOUR BUSINESS JUDGEMENTS. HELP WHERE WE CAN. WE'VE SET UP THE APPLIED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT WE'VE ESTABLISHED THE HONG KONG INDUSTRIAL FUND THAT YOU ASKED FOR. TECHNOLOGY CENTRE. WE'RE LIBERALISING THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS MARKET. WE'RE GOING TO SET UP AN APPLIED RESEARCH CENTRE TO BRING TOGETHER OUR WE'RE AND THE CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCE. TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS CUTTING RED TAPE - ABOLISHING AND SIMPLIFYING GOVERNMENT FORMS -
THE PERFORMANCE WE ARE TRYING TO IMPROVE OUR SERVICE TO YOU THROUGH
PUTONGHUA PLEDGES. WE'RE SPENDING $300 MILLION TO RAISE STANDARDS OF AND ENGLISH IN OUR SCHOOLS. WE ARE MAKING MORE LAND AVAILABLE FOR INDUSTRIAL BUILDING. ALL THAT AND MORE, WE'LL DO TO KEEP HONG KONG BUSINESS AT THE TOP OF THE LEAGUE. OF COURSE, THE BIGGEST JOB BELONGS TO YOU. ABOVE ALL, TO GO ON OUTPERFORMING THE COMPETITION.
ON, AND MAY SAY So, YOU'LL ALSO HAVE TO RECOGNISE THAT LIFE MOVES WHETHER IT'S BEFORE OR AFTER 1997, HONG KONG HAS CHANGED, COME OF AGE, ADJUST AND YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH GOVERNMENT AND THE COMMUNITY HAS TO
SUBSTANTIAL RATHER LESS THAT FRANKLY,
SEEMS TO ME TO THAT. ADJUSTMENT THAN MANY THAT YOU'VE HAD TO MAKE IN THE LAST 45 YEARS.
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BRITISH 990 DAYS'
SO WHERE SHOULD ALL THAT LEAVE HONG KONG WHEN THE 28TH GOVERNOR FLIES OR SAILS OFF INTO THE NIGHT ON 1ST JULY IN TIME?
MANAGE LAW
I HOPE AND INTEND THAT WE SHOULD BE ABLE SAY THAT HONG KONG HAS OVER DOES ANYONE SERIOUSLY ARGUE THAT BEEN WELL-GOVERNED TO THE END.
AND I HOPE THAT THOSE THE LAST YEAR IT HAS BEEN BADLY GOVERNED? RESPONSIBLE FOR OUR GOOD GOVERNMENT - THOSE CIVIL SERVANTS WHO OUR PUBLIC SERVICES, THOSE POLICE OFFICERS WHO DEFEND THE RULE OF AND WHO HAVE (WHERE ELSE HAS THIS HAPPENED?) HELPED TO CUT CRIME BY 10 SINGAPORE'S I ADD TO BELOW PER CENT IN THE LAST DECADE (TO CUT IT - HARDLY EXCESSIVE LEVELS, AT LEAST ON THE LATEST FIGURES WE HAVE): HOPE I REPEAT THAT THOSE CIVIL SERVANTS AND POLICE OFFICERS
EVEN MORE SUCCESSFUL BE RESOLVED TO STAY IN HONG KONG TO WRITE AN CHAPTER IN THE HISTORY OF THIS REMARKABLE COMMUNITY.
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