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CONFIDENTIAL

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My (next word underlined) fifth task is perhaps the most vital and challenging of all.

When she spoke in a debate on Hong Kong recently in the House of Lords, Baroness Dunn one of Hong Kong's most eminent citizens and a distinguished and eloquent Ambassadress to the world for the Territory

for the Territory said that the relationship between Britain and China, and therefore the position of Hong Kong, was still bedevilled by misunderstandings and the lack of trust.

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I will do all that I can to remove misunderstandings and

to build up trust. Trust is a two-way street. Good cooperation with China is my sincere aim and my profound wish. It is vital for the next five years, vital for the future of Hong Kong.

Let me finally make this clear.

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As Hong Kong's Governor I have no secret agenda. only agenda is the one I have laid before you today. clear. It is public. And so it will remain.

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through our Own

I have no doubt that God willing

hard work, calm judgment and sturdy determination we shall carry through this historic task to a conclusion that will rank above all others among this Territory's many achievements.

In the next five years and for 50 years and more beyond, the eyes of the world will be on Hong Kong. I am sure that we shall

be worthy of our destiny, a symbol of confidence and