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The draft speech for the Prime Minister which I passed to you contains no quotes or anecdotes. If you think it essential to include one or two then the following is all I could find:

"Commerce defies every wind, outrides every tempest, and invades every zone" George Bancroft.

"Civility is not a sign of weakness and sincerity is always subject to proof" John F Kennedy

Sun Yat Sen remarked in 1920 that it was extraordinary what the British had achieved in Hong Kong in less than 80 years.

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I also asked RAD to see if they could find anything. Their reply is attached.

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