PR 13
H GISH
|香港政府
DAILY INFORMATION BULLETIN SUPPLEMENT
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Monday, June 27, 1983
Present Day Realities Speech by H.E. the Governor at Stanford Research Institute Hong Kong Conference on Monday, June 27, 1983
It is a great pleasure for me to be here this evening at this
opening dinner of the Stanford Research Institute, Hong Kong - Shenzhen
Session. I need not outline the essential facts about Hong Kong; you
already have them in your report. Nor need I go into any detail about our economy generally or our position as a major financial centre. To
do so would risk pre-empting the other distinguished and highly qualified
speakers who will address you over the next few days. My aim will be,
therefore, to set out for you quite briefly how the Hong Kong Government
sees the situation. in Hong Kong today and how I see its role in that.
situation. If I do not speak this evening on social and related issues
it is not because we do not accord importance to them. We do. But as
I understand it, your interests this evening are directed to economic
and similar topics.
Let me begin with a few general comments. You will not have
been here for five minutes without learning that the dominating issue
in most people's minds today is the question of the future of this
territory. That issue is the subject of talks which are taking place
between representatives of the British and Chinese Governments in Peking.
You may be assured that there is no issue to which the Governor and his
Executive Council accord higher priority or to which they devote more
time and effort; and the commitment of the British Government both to
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