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problems.
"Already I have seen something of these developments and the
I shall also be having detailed discussions with the Governor,
Members of both Executive and Legislative Councils, Urban Council, and
other bodies who have views which they wish to express to me.
"Much of what is discussed at these meetings must be regarded
as confidential.
But since I have tonight what a politician always dreams
of a captive audience
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I should like to take this golden opportunity of
stating how I see the relationship of Hong Kong with the United Kingdom.
"When I arrived at Kai Tak Airport on Sunday I was asked a pertinent
question: What could Britain offer to Hong Kong?"
Relationship With Britain
"I am not sure what motivated this. But I should like to answer
this question tonight and to do so in some detail for I believe it is
important that this relationship should be fully discussed and properly
understood.
"Hong Kong is what it is today largely due to the initiative,
determination and ingenuity of those who live and work here. But despite
the boundless energy and the constant ingenuity, the miracle of Hong Kong
could not have been achieved had there not existed efficient, orderly
Government.
"It seems to me, therefore, that the most important contribution
Britain can make to Hong Kong is to continue to discharge her responsibilities
to the Colony and, in particular, to maintain by her presence and her posture
the stability and security which is so vital for the investment, trade and
industry on which the future well being of the people of Hong Kong so depends.
/"This
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