TNAG-1766-FCO40-2520-Hong-Kong-Budget-Appropriation-Ordinance-1988-(No.-23-of-198-1988 — Page 80

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But let me not end on such a sombre note. Hong Kong has prospered over the last two years and I have been able to return to our community some of the fruits of that prosperity. It is a task I have enjoyed. Finally, throughout this Budget Speech, I have often stressed the continuity of our policies and So I conclude with the words of T.S. Eliot:

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"What we call the beginning is often the end

And to make an end is to make a beginning.

The end is where we start from."

Sir, I beg to move.