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ALSO WELCOMING THE QUEEN, THE SENIOR MEMBER OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL, THE HON OSWALD CHEUNG, SAID IN YOUR SHORT TIME AMONG US, IT IS OUR FERVENT HOPE THAT YOUR MAJESTY AND HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS PRINCE PHILIP WILL ENJOY YOUR STAY AND BE ABLE TO SEE SOME OF THE DEVELOPMENTS WE HAVE ACHIEVED IN RECENT YEARS.

+SINCE YOUR MAJESTY WAS HERE 11 YEARS AGO, THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG HAVE BENEFITED IN MANY WAYS: THEY CAN EXPECT TO LIVE LONGER, TO BE BETTER OFF, TO WORK SHORTER HOURS AND TO BE BETTER EDUCATED AND HOUSED, AND TO HAVE GREATER OPPORTUNITIES FOR LEISURE.

+ THE ENERGY AND INDUSTRY OF OUR PEOPLE, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH A STABLE AND RESPONSIVE GOVERNMENT, HAS CONTINUED TO ENHANCE THE WAY OF LIFE, WHICH WE TREASURE AND PRIDE, AND WHICH WE SEEK TO PRESERVE.+

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