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I realise that now as in the past some

people are choosing to move elsewhere to

seek a new home, or even in some cases

to seek a different nationality.

A

number are also returning to Hong Kong.

I do not think we should be unduly

alarmed about these movements.

We

should not be complacent either.

In the

And what we can say is that the road

ahead is charted and the signposts are

in place. 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.

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end it is up to us all, not least the governments of Britain and China, by our

words and actions, to convince people

that Hong Kong will remain a good place

to live in.

I believe that Hong Kong people can have

faith in themselves, just as financial

institutions and multinational companies

the world over have faith in their

skills, their talents and their capacity

to keep ahead of the competition.

my part I have no doubt at all that you

can do it, that you can make Hong Kong

as successful after 1997 as it is today.

For