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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1991

GOVERNOR CALLS FOR CONTINUED FULL CO-OPERAT LON

BETWEEN GOVT AND PROPLE

WITH THE LONTINUED FULL CO-OPERATION BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT AND TO THE THE

OF PEOPLE

HONG KONG, HONG KONG SHALL BE ABLE TO ADAPT

MAINTAIN CHANGES IN A PEACEFUL AND STABLE ATMOSPHERE AND COMING

ITS SAID TODAY STABILITY AND PROSPERITY, THE GOVERNOR, SIR DAVID WILSON

(MONDAY),

SPEAKING

AT THE

SECRETARY

FOR

CONFIDENT

SPRING FESTIVAL RECEPTION HOSTED BY THE

SAID: HOME AFFAIRS, MR PETER TSAO, SIR DAVID THAT SO LONG AS WE WORK TOGETHER WITH UNITY OF PURPOSE, WE SHALL BE ABLE TO RESOLAVE ALL PROBLEMS, OVERCOME ALL DIFFICULTIES AND KEEP THE FRUITS OF OUR HARD WORK OVER THE YEARS."

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THE GOVERNOR SAID DURING THE PAST YEAR, THERE HAD BEEN A LOT OF CHANGES IN THE WORLD'S POLITICAL SCENE WHICH HAD ALSO GREATLY AFFECTED HUN; HONG

"HAVING REGARD TO HONG KONG'S OWN CONSTRAINTS AND THOSE IMPOSED

SIR DAVID SAID.

BY THE OBJECTIVE ENVIRONMENT, WH MUST AGAIN BE FULLY PREPARED PSYCHOLOGICALLY TO FACE THE CHALLENGING YEAR AHEAD,

RAN AND

HE ALSO AND ACCORDING

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OUT THAT THIS POINTED

YEAR WAS

OF THE THE YEAR THE CHINESE TRADITION, THE RAM

A WAS

TAME

GENTLE CREATURE.

ALL SAID.

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"MY WIFE AND I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO WISH THE REST OF LUCK AND EVERY SUCCESS IN THE

SIR DAVID NEW YEAR,

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VISIT BY LU PING MUCH WELCOMED: GOVERNOR

HE

THE GOVERNOR, SIR DAVID WILSON, SAID TONIGHT (MONDAY) · THAT VERY MUCH WELCOMED NEXT WEEK'S VISIT TO HONG KONG BY THE DIRECTOR OF THE HONG KONG AND MACAO AFFAIRS OFFICE OF CHINA'S STATE COUNCIL, MR LU PING, AND ITS FORMER DIRECTOR, MR JI PENGFEI.

SPEAKING TO REPORTERS AFTER ATTENDING A SPRING RECEPTION OF THE CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION, SIR DAVID SAID: "I WELCOME THE OPPORTUNITY TO TALK DIRECTLY TO MR LU PING AGAIN.

"WHAT THE VISIT BY MR LU PING WILL DO IS GIVE US AN OPPORTUNITY TO CARRY FORWARD DISCUSSIONS, IT'S NOT JUST ON THE AIRPORT, THERE ARE MANY THINGS I HOPE TO DISCUSS WITH MR LU PING.

"I DON'T AT THIS STAGE, OBVIOUSLY KNOW HOW FAR WE'LL GET IN OUR DISCUSSIONS,' HE ADDED.

/THE GOVERNOR