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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1994

WELL

"AS AWARE THAT HOPE,

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THE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPARTING SOVEREIGN POWER, I AM THAT WE WILL BE JUDGED IN PART BY WHETHER

AMBITION, IS SATISFIED.'

THAT

MR PATTEN ADDED: "NO ONE SERIOUSLY ARGUES THAT WE HAVE GOVERNED · HONG KONG BADLY. WHY HAVE SO MANY PEOPLE COME? AND HOW HAVE SO MANY PROSPERED?

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"WE HAVE NOT CARRIED OUT OUR DUTY IN THE PAST ONLY TO AT THE ELEVENTH HOUR ALL THAT HAS BEEN CREATED. THAT WOULD BE AN

YES, AND SELF-DEFEATING FOLLY. WE HAVE A STAKE HERE OF SUBLIME STAKE IN THE COMMERCIAL SENSE, BUT ALSO A STAKE IN PEOPLE AND A STAKE IN HONOUR. THIS IS PART OF OUR HISTORY, TOO.

THE GOVERNOR SAID THAT THE TASK WAS MOMENTOUS FOR CHINA AND FOR

BRITAIN.

"THAT IS PART OF OUR SHARED INTEREST

THE FOREIGN SECRETARY'S

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WE OUR SHARED INTEREST IN A SUCCESSFUL TRANSITION. WHAT

ARE ATTEMPTING (WE CANNOT FORGET THIS) IS HUGELY DIFFICULT. THE WORLD

TO SEE WHETHER WE SUCCEED OR FAIL. WE WILL BOTH BE JUDGED WATCHES THE OUTCOME.

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TI 'ABOVE ALL, WE WILL BE JUDGED BY THE PEOPLE OF HONG THE MEN AND WOMEN WHOSE DESTINY WE NOW HOLD IN OUR HANDS. THEY NOT FORGIVE US - BRITAIN OR CHINA IF WE FAIL."

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KONG,

BY WILL

MR PATTEN SAID HE HOPED FOR SUCCESS AND PRAYED FOR SUCCESS.

"I WILL WORK FOR SUCCESS WITH ALL WHO SHARE MY BELIEF MY CONFIDENCE IN THE FUTURE OF HONG KONG.

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