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93.

Civil

servants'

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attitudes and

aspirations have

For its

The

changed, as they have in the community as a whole.

Government, as an employer, must respond to this situation.

We must look for new ways both to attract and retain staff.

part, the civil service has a responsibility to

maintain its impartiality and keep up its fine tradition of

the public. The community, rightly, expects a

good deal of its civil service. So does the Government. A

well-motivated and committed civil service is essential to

the success of Hong Kong in the 1990s and beyond.

service

to

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4.

HONG KONG'S PLACE IN THE WORLD

(a) Hong Kong and China

94.

The

ambitious

programmes which I have

social,

described

economic and political

are being undertaken

against the background of the transition to Chinese

In our evolving relationship with China, there

inevitably, stresses and strains which can only

sovereignty.

are still,

be overcome by mutual effort and mutual understanding.

One

thing is clear. A constructive relationship with China is

fundamental to the future

well-being of Hong Kong, both

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