TNAG-1324-FCO40-1736-Future-of-Hong-Kong-Parliamentary-debates-1984 — Page 154

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HISTORICAL AND GEOGRAPHICAL CIRCUMSTANCES OF HONG KONG. WE ARE STILL NEGOTIATING. THE SHAPE OF THE FINAL PACKAGE WHICH WE BRING TO THIS HOUSE FOR APPROVAL WILL BE CRUCIAL. I BELIEVE THAT HONG KONG, WHICH HAS ALWAYS BEEN AN EVOLVING SOCIETY, HAS NO REASON TO FEAR CHANGE PROVIDED WE CAN REACH AN AGREEMENT WHICH WILL ASSURE GENUINE CONTINUITY OF THE SYSTEMS AND THE INDIVIDUAL FREEDOMS AND WHICH ARE AMONG THE PRINCIPAL ELEMENTS IN HONG KONG'S SUCCESS.'

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