TNAG-2597-FCO40-3785-Appointment-of-Chris-Patten-as-new-Governor-of-Hong-Kong--Ap-1992 — Page 93

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SECTION ONE OF TWO.

STRICTLY PERSONAL FOR GOVERNOR FROM PS/MR PATTEN

PEKING PERSONAL FOR HMA

UKREP JLG PERSONAL FOR SENIOR REP

MIPT: INAUGURATION SPEECH BY THE RT HON CHRISTOPHER PATTEN

FOLLOWING IS TEXT OF INAUGURATION SPEECH:

BEGINS

1. I AM VERY GRATEFUL TO THE CHIEF JUSTICE, TO THE CHIEF SECRETARY AND TO BARONESS DUNN FOR THEIR KIND AND ELOQUENT WORDS. THEY ARE AN EMINENT TRIO, THREE OF HONG KONG'S GREATEST SERVANTS. I GREATLY LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH THEM, AND TO THEIR WISE COUNSELS.

2. I AM GREATLY HONOURED TODAY TO ASSUME THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE GOVERNORSHIP OF HONG KONG ONE OF THE WORLD'S GREATEST CITIES.

3. HONG KONG HAS BEEN MADE GREAT NOT BY THE ACCIDENTS OF GEOGRAPHY BUT BY ITS MOST FORMIDABLE ASSETS, THE ENTERPRISE, THE ENERGY, THE VITALITY AND THE INDUSTRY OF ITS PEOPLE, LIVING, WORKING AND PROSPERING WITHIN A FRAMEWORK OF SOUND ADMINISTRATION AND THE RULE OF LAW.

4. YOU THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG, HAVE CREATED HERE AT THE HEART OF ASIA, A WONDER OF THE WORLD, ONE OF THE MOST SPECTACULAR EXAMPLES OF THE VIRTUES OF A FREE ECONOMY KNOWN TO MAN.

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NOW THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG FACE A FURTHER TASK. I AM PRIVILEGED TO SHARE IT WITH YOU FOR THE NEXT 5 YEARS. OUR TASK FOR THE FUTURE IS AS MOMENTOUS AS YOUR ACHIEVEMENTS IN THE PAST. IT IS A TASK THAT WILL REQUIRE ALL THE QUALITIES YOU HAVE

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