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and has made possible more comprehensive social services although much still remains to be done. Life in Hong Kong has not always been peaceful and the civil disturbances in 1947, 1956, 1966 and 1967 have revealed some of the strains to which the local community is subject. However, these disturbances, with their associated outbreaks of violence have not impeded the continued development of the Colony for very long and appear to have done little to weaken public confidence in the future prosperity of Hong Kong.

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