reasonable share of the entrepreneurial talent that is seeking to establish itself outside the territory.
Anglo-Hong Kong Links
One way in which we can underline our commitment to the territory is by making it clear that we intend to maintain a substantial official presence in Hong Kong after 1997 and to do all that we can to promote more extensive links between Britain and Hong Kong, both economic and cultural. We are now looking for a suitable site for our future Consulate General, which if it is to make the sort of impact we want will require substantial financial resources. We decided last year to upgrade the post of Senior British Trade Commissioner in Hong Kong, as a mark of the importance we attach to our growing commercial relationship with Hong Kong. And we have given our support to private initiatives to strengthen Anglo-Hong Kong links, such as the establishment in 1987 of the British Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong and the recently formed Anglo-Hong Kong Trust, in ways consistent with our own objectives.
Conclusion
There will inevitably be difficulties on the road to 1997. Administering a territory with an advancing deadline will not be easy; and demonstrating that the UK is carrying out to the full its obligations to Hong Kong will require continuous and very substantial effort. There is also still a vast amount of detail to negotiate with the Chinese and the process will require firm but sensitive handling. And there are bound to be some people who will accuse us of failing to do enough for the territory. But Hong Kong still has a very great deal
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