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the business that has been robbed or, worse still, to those

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who have been victims of violent crime. We shall be

relentless in our fight against crime. We shall be

especially tough in our fight against violent crime.

Royal Hong Kong Police Force do a magnificent job. They can

count on the staunch support of the Governor as they go about

their difficult task. Co-operating closely with the chinese

authorities, we shall work round the clock to beat crime in

this city

My fifth task is perhaps the most intractably

-but the

most vital

difficulty of them all.

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When she spoke in a debate on Hong Kong recently in the

most eminent House of Lords, Baroness Dunn one of Hong Kong's greatest

the city's

citizens and Ambassadress to the world said that the

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relationship between Britain and China, and therefore the

position of Hong Kong, was still bedevilled by

misunderstandings and a lack of trust.

Trust is one of the smallest words in our

anguage.

But it carries a mighty load and a formidable burden of

potential land of responsibility.

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Trust does not mean abandoning principles or beliefs

when you discuss problems among friends.

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infuse discussion and its outcome with a spirit of

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monourable

goodwill and of common purpose. Before ass an an

adventure. You ask, what is our aim? Our aim is simply

this.

That in the years to come, the name of Hong Kong

shall conjure up in men's minds the image of this wonderful

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