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BUT YOU MORE THAN MOST CAN AFFORD TO FEEL THAT THE ROAD AHEAD IS CHARTERED AND THE SIGNPOSTS SET UP. YOU HAVE A CLEAR FRAMEWORK: YOU HAVE THE UNPARALLELED ENERGY AND INGENUITY OF YOUR PEOPLE: AND YOU HAVE THE GOODWILL AND SUPPORT OF BRITAIN AND CHINA.

FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS AND MULTINATIONAL COMPANIES THE WORLD OVER HAVE RECOGNISED THIS. CAPITAL HAS FLOODED INTO HONG KONG (FIGURES?). NOW YOU TOO MUST AHVE THE CONFIDENCE, THE FIRM CONVICTION THAT YOU CAN DO IT. THE ONE CLEAR MESSAGE WHICH I WANT TO LEAVE WITH YOU TODAY IS THAT

'YOU HAVE NOTHING TO FEAR BUT FEAR ITSELF''

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