XN000022-1986-03-09 — Page 2

SUNDAY, MARCH 9, 1986

QUEEN'S COMMONWEALTH DAY MESSAGE

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*WITH THE APPROACH OF MY 60TH BIRTHDAY THIS YEAR, I HAVE BEEN REFLECTING ON THE CHANGES WHICH HAVE TAKEN PLACE IN THE COMMONWEALTH DURING THE 34 YEARS IN WHICH I HAVE BEEN ITS HEAD.

+I HAVE NOW VISITED ALL THE INDEPENDENT COUNTRIES OF THE COMMONWEALTH AND HAVE WATCHED AND WELCOMED ITS GROWTH INTO A GROUP OF 49 NATIONS SPREAD OVER EVERY CONTINENT AND OCEAN AND CONTAINING A QUARTER OF THE WORLD'S POPULATION.

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+EACH COUNTRY CHOOSES TO BELONG, BECAUSE IT BELIEVES THAT THE COMMONWEALTH HAS A VALUABLE PART TO PLAY IN THE WORLD. IMPORTANCE OF ITS ROLE WAS CLEARLY SHOWN AT THE SUCCESSFUL HEADS OF GOVERNMENT MEETING LAST YEAR AT NASSAU,

+MY THOUGHTS ARE OFTEN WITH THE MILLIONS OF YOUNG PEOPLE WHO MAKE UP MORE THAN HALF THE COMMONWEALTH, ESPECIALLY ON THIS COMMONWEALTH DAY. THEY DESERVE ALL THE HELP AND ALL THE OPPORTUNITIES WE CAN GIVE THEM.

+ I HAVE A MESSAGE FOR THEM, AND IT IS THIS. I HAVE SEEN EVERYWHERE THE EAGERNESS AND SENSE OF ADVENTURE YOU ALL SHARE. › HAVE BEEN TOUCHED BY YOUR COURAGE AND YOUR SYMPATHY FOR THOSE IN NEED, AND BY YOUR CAPACITY FOR FRIENDSHIP. I ASK YOU NOW TO TAKE EVERY CHANCE TO GET TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THE PEOPLE OF OTHER COMMONWEALTH COUNTRIES, AND TO MEET THEM AND HELP THEM WHENEVER YOU CAN.

+TOGETHER YOU CAN NOT ONLY STRENGTHEN THE SPIRIT OF THE COMMONWEALTH ITSELF, BUT ALSO CONTRIBUTE, BY SHOWING GOODWILL, TOLERANCE AND UNDERSTANDING, TO THE EASING OF WORLD TENSIONS

BETWEEN US WE CAN HELP TO ENSURE THAT WHICH THREATEN ALL PEOPLES. WE MAY OVERCOME HARDSHIP AND POVERTY AND LIVE TOGETHER IN PEACE AND FREEDOM.+

CALL TO LIFT BAN ON PHOTOGRAPHS IN PROSPECTUS ******

THE STANDING COMMITTEE ON COMPANY LAW REFORM HAS RECOMMENDED TO REPEAL THE RULE WHICH PROHIBITS THE USE OF PHOTOGRAPHS AND ILLUSTRATIONS IN A PROSPECTUS OF A HONG KONG REGISTERED COMPANY.

THE COMMITTEE ALSO RECOMMENDED AMONG OTHER THINGS THAT THE POWERS OF INSPECTORS APPOINTED BY THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY TO INVESTIGATE COMPANIES, SHOULD BE BROUGHT INTO LINE WITH THE BRITISH PROVISIONS.

THESE RECOMMENDATIONS