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INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS IN ECONOMIC MATTERS, ESPECIALLY FREEDOM OF CHOICE OF OCCUPATION:

A FREELY CONVERTIBLE CURRENCY:

THE RIGHT TO PURSUE PRUDENT BUDGETARY POLICIES DETERMINED

FY HONG KONG IN ACCORDANCE WITH HONG KONG'S OWN NEEDS.

10. HONG KONG'S PARTNERS AROUND THE WORLD MAY THEREFORE BE ASSURED THAT THE FREE AND DYNAMIC BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT WHICH HAS ATTRACTED THEM IN SUCH LARGE NUMBERS FOR SO MANY YEARS WILL CONTINUE TO FLOURISH. THERE IS OF COURSE A ROLE FOR GOVERNMENTS IN ENSURING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASPECTS OF THE AGREEMENT. THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT WILL DEVOTE ITS FULL DIPLOMATIC RESOURCES TO ENSURING THAT HONG KONG'S POSITION IN THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY IN PARTICULAR IN THE GATT AND OTHER TRADING ARRANGEMENTS, IS MAINTAINED. I AM CONFIDENT THAT THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT WILL DO

LIKEWISE.'

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