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SUNDAY, JULY 2, 1989
SIR GEOFFREY HOWE ARRIVES FOR THREE-DAY VISIT
THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH SIR GEOFFREY HOWE, ARRIVED FROM LONDON TODAY (SUNDAY) FOR A VISIT TO HONG KONG.
AFFAIRS. THREE-DAY
SPEAKING TO REPORTERS AT THE AIRPORT, SIR GEOFFREY SAID :
"THE WHOLE WORLD HAS CONDEMNED THE VIOLENCE AND WE'VE ALL WITNESSED IN CHINA IN THE LAST FEW WEEKS.
REPRESSION
"NOWHERE HAS THAT VIEW BEEN MORE VIGOROUSLY EXPRESSED THAN BRITAIN AND IN HONG KONG.
IN
"YOU FEEL THREATENED AND BELEAGUERED BY WHAT HAS HAPPENED.
"90 THAT'S WHY I'M HERE ON MY EIGTH VISIT TO HONG EMPHASISE
KONG, ΤΟ THAT BRITAIN'S COMMITMENT TO HONG KONG AND ITS PEOPLE RESOLUTE AND UNCHANGED.
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"TO REAFFIRM BRITAIN'S DETERMINATION TO SECURE A DEMOCRATIC AND PROSPEROUS FUTURE FOR HONG KONG AND OUR BELIEF THAT THE JOINT DECLARATION STILL PROVIDES THE RIGHT FOUNDATION FOR SUCH A FUTURE BAD TIMES AS WELL AS IN GOOD.
IN
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"TO CARRY ON WORKING OUT TOGETHER WHAT WE CAN REALISTICALLY TO MEET YOUR ANXIETIES TODAY AND IN THE FUTURE, AND I UNDERLINE THE WORD 'TOGETHER', FOR IT IS IN PARTNERSHIP AND NOT IN CONFRONTATION THAT WE MUST FACE THE FUTURE.
"YOU HAVE NO STAUNCHER FRIEND THAN BRITAIN.
"I'VE COME TO LISTEN AS WELL AS TO EXPLAIN. SO I SHALL BE HAVING EXTENSIVE TALKS WITH THE GOVERNOR AND HIS ADVISERS, AND MEETING OMELCO AND A WIDE RANGE OF HONG KONG PEOPLE.
"I SHALL BE VISITING THE VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE'S CAMPS AND EXPLAINING WHAT WE ARE DOING TO COPE WITH THAT PROBLEM WHICH HAS TOO LONG BEEN A BURDEN ON HONG KONG.
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"AND I SHALL SEE AT THE EASTERN HARBOUR CROSSING, AN EXAMPLE OF THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT'S VIGOROUS DEVELOPMENT OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE AND THE COMMERCIAL CONFIDENCE IN THE FUTURE.
TERRITORY'S
"UNDER BRITISH ADMINISTRATION, HONG KONG HAS CREATED A DISTINCTIVE AND UNIQUELY SUCCESSFUL ENTERPRISE CULTURE.
"THE OBJECTIVE REMAINS THE SAME. TO SAFEGUARD YOUR FREEDOMS, YOUR WAY OF LIFE AND PROSPERITY BEYOND 1997.
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