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Honourable Members of the Legislative Council,

(1) INTRODUCTION

and must

and the

At the start of this crucial decade, Hong Kong is,

determination

to

remain, a community facing its future with realism

succeed. After the problems of

1989, we have made steady and significant progress this year

economically, socially and politically. We have continued

to deal successfully with the challenge of preparing for the

sovereignty in 1997. But, once again, we have

transfer

had

to

of

face new strains.

eruption of а crisis in

This summer saw the sudden

the Middle East which has cast a

dark shadow over the world economy.

2.

I described the

Government's new

Last year,

for the 1990s and beyond. At a time of economic

initiatives

difficulty,

and uncertainty in the Middle East, Members will

not expect me today to unveil a further range of major new

Nor do I intend to do so. We are now in a

initiatives.

period when We

should take stock of the programmes already

launched, and also of the services we provide, and consider

best to provide them. We will need to take decisions on

how

/how