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SPEECH BY THE RT HON SIR GEOFFREY HOWE QC MP
SECRETARY OF STATE FOR FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH
AFFAIRS OPENING THE DEBATE ON HONG KONG IN THE
HOUSE OF COMMONS:
WEDNESDAY, 16 MAY 1984
I am very glad that we have the opportunity tonight
to debate the important issue of Hong Kong's future.
It is a matter of prime concern to Her Majesty's
Government
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and, indeed, to right hon and hon
Members in all parts of this House, many of whom
have of course visited the territory and know it
well. For that reason I have no need to
recall in detail the unique conjunction of
history and geography that has fashioned Hong Kong.
Over almost a century and a half, a diverse
community has grown and flourished there. British
administration, in partnership with Chinese energy
and creativity, has secured for Hong Kong an
economic influence in the world out of all
proportion to its size.
Anyone who has visited one of the thriving
new towns in which literally millions of Hong
Kong people have made their homes and are making
their lives will have been moved, as I was,
by
feeling the powerful sense of community and
vitality that prevails. They will have been
reminded vividly of our responsibility for the
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future of this unique society.
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