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REPRESENTING THE INTERESTS OF THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG AS STRONGLY AND WISELY AS I CAN.
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I WILL STAND UP FOR HONG KONG AS YOU WOULD WISH ME TO DO, COURTEOUSLY AND FIRMLY.
13. I SAID A MOMENT AGO THAT WE MUST TURN 'ONE COUNTRY TWO SYSTEMS FROM ASPIRATION TO REALITY. BUT LET US BEGIN WITH THIS QUESTION. WHAT ARE THE HALLMARKS OF HONG KONG'S SYSTEM?
14. THE BEDROCK OF YOUR WAY OF LIFE IS THE RULE OF LAW THAT GUARANTEES FAIR AND EQUITABLE TREATMENT FOR EVERYONE/EVERYONE.I GOVERNS ALL YOUR DEALINGS, PERSONAL AND FINANCIAL. YOU HAVE AN INDEPENDENT JUDICIARY IN WHICH EVERY INDIVIDUAL CAN HAVE
CONFIDENCE. EVERYONE.
BECAUSE NO-ONE IS ABOVE THE LAW, THE LAW SERVES
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PEOPLE IN HONG KONG ENJOY THE FREEDOM TO GO ABOUT YOUR BUSINESS WITHOUT CONSTANT INTERFERENCE FROM THE GOVERNMENT. ENJOY FREEDOM OF WORSHIP AND SPEECH.
YOU
there is democratic participation by
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YOU HAVE AS WELL A GOVERNMENT IN WHICH THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG PARTICIPATE AT EVERY LEVEL, A GOVERNMENT SUPPORTED BY A FINE PUBLIC SERVICE.
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FLOURISHING IN THIS ENVIRONMENT, HONG KONG IS THE BEST EXAMPLE IN THE POST-WAR WORLD OF AN OPEN MARKET ECONOMY. IT IS OPEN IN TWO SENSES: OPEN TO ALL THE MANY TALENTS OF THOSE WHO WORK IN IT: AND OPEN TO THE WORLD WITH WHICH IT TRADES WITH SUCH SPECTACULAR SUCCESS.
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THESE ARE THE DISTINCTIVE QUALITIES OF OUR SYSTEM. THE
JOINT DECLARATION GUARANTEES THAT THEY WILL ALL BE PRESERVED FOR THE FUTURE. LOOKING TO THAT FUTURE, I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE FIVE BRIEF POINTS THIS AFTERNOON.
19. (NEXT WORD UNDERLINED) FIRST, WE CAN BEST SECURE OUR FUTURE TOMORROW BY OUR SUCCESS TODAY. THAT IS TRUE OF OUR ECONOMY AND TRUE OF OUR GOVERNMENT. THE STRONGEST SAFEGUARD FOR OUR GOVERNING INSTITUTIONS WILL BE THE EFFECTIVENESS, VIGOUR AND GOOD SENSE WITH WHICH THEY OPERATE. ALL OF US WHO PARTICIPATE
IN THE RUNNING OF HONG KONG HAVE SERIOUS WORK TO DO. I LOOK FORWARD TO CO-OPERATING WITH THOSE WHO SHARE MY AIM TO DO EVERYTHING WE CAN TO IMPROVE AND STRENGTHEN THE GOVERNMENT OF
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