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"Under our system, we have the rule of law; under our system, we have a level playing field in business and in the courts; under our system, we have openness and accountability; under our system, contracts are not awarded according to political correctness; under our system, you can't cancel leases without answering in court; under our system, you can't walk from a commercial bargain that you strike," Mr Patten said.
"As long as the Hong Kong system survives, and I believe it will, Hong Kong will continue to prosper.'
Tomorrow, the Governor will meet a number of other cabinet ministers including Mr Masayoshi Takemura, Minister of Finance, and Mr Ryutaro Hashimoto, Minister for International Trade and Industry.
He will officiate at the opening of the 17th Joint Plenary Meeting of the Hong Kong/Japan Business Co-operation Committee and Japan/Hong Kong Business Co-operation Committee.
He will also meet Mr Schoichiro Toyoda, Chairman of Keidaren (The Japan Federation of Economic Organisations). He will make a speech at Japan's National Press Club and take questions, as well as giving a number of media interviews.
End/Wednesday, December 14, 1994