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Conclusion

My message to this conference is simple.

Britain has been in Asia for generations. We have many friends and assets in

the region, pre-eminently in Hong Kong.

Achieving a smooth transfer of sovereignty and making a success of the "one country two systems" concept is a unique and difficult undertaking. We are

determined to succeed.

And although Britain's administration of Hong Kong will end in 1997, Hong

Kong's attractions for British business will endure. The emergence of East

Asia as the world's economic power-house for the twenty-first century means

there are opportunities to be seized. We must take them. No businessman can

afford to ignore the advantages Hong Kong has to offer. It is the gateway to all

Asia-Pacific, the key which will help unlock the wealth of its markets.

Hong Kong works. It will continue to work. Make it work for you.