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INTRODUCTION
Honourable Members of the Legislative Council,
The year which has passed since I addressed this
Council for the first time on the work of the Government has
been an eventful one. It has been marked by the commencement
the future of this territory; by the
of talks in Peking on
impact of the
the world recession on our economy, followed by a
rapid recovery in our export industries; by fluctuations in
the exchange rate of our currency; and in consequence an
international interest in our affairs which surpasses any
previous period in our history.
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But, as I expect to show during the course of this
address, it has also been a year in which your Government has
not been distracted from its task of sound administration, from
its sustained effort to improve the services which it offers to
our citizens, and to provide the
industry and commerce can compete
places of the world.
environment in which our
efficiently in the market
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(a) The Future
Throughout the past year, there has been no more
Government than the search for a
this
important issue for your
this territory which will
secure
settlement of the future of of
its long-term stability and prosperity. That search has been
our first and over-riding concern, and it will remain our highest priority until a settlement is found. The aim, which
has been stated by Her Majesty's Government in the United
Kingdom in the Queen's Speech, remains that of reaching a solution acceptable to the United Kingdom Parliament, to China
and to the people of Hong Kong.
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