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Opening Address given by

His Excellency the Governor of Hong Kong

Lord Wilson of Tillyorn, GCMG,

to the 25th Annual Meeting of

the Board of Governors of

the Asian Development Bank

on Monday, 4 MAY 1992

Mr

President, Members of the Board of

Governors, Ladies & Gentlemen,

MY

first duty today

and my

great pleasure is to welcome all of you

LO llong Kong for this the 25th Annual

Meeting of the Board of Governors of the

Asian Development Bank. Much depends upon

the success of the ADB in stimulating the

economic and social advancement of its

Developing Member Countries

the DMCS.

important work ahead of you in

You have

the next two days.

2.

Since ils

establishment in 1966,

the ADB has played a major part in the

economic transformation of Asia.

This

transformation has of course been uneven.

Many parts of the continent have reached

the point of economic take-off. Others

are still struggling against the odds to

raisc the living standards of their

people.

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