TNAG-1890-FCO40-2683-Visits-by-Sir-Geoffrey-Howe-and-by-Douglas-Hurd--Secretaries-1989 — Page 75

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DSR 11C (Revised 5/87)

35. We cannot pretend that our destiny lies totally in

our own hands. But Hong Kong has always prospered by

working resourcefully and energetically within the constraints of historical and geographical reality.

British Government are committed to Hong Kong.

doubt that the people of Hong Kong have an equally strong commitment to this territory. Let us not pin hopes on

The

I have no

the world of what might have been. Let us instead build

on the foundations of what has already been achieved.

With a steady nerve and a determination to succeed, I am

sure that Hong Kong can win through.

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