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Article: 1997 Represents a New Era for Hong Kong: Henry Cheng
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- Xinhua News Agency
- Article date:
- June 23, 1996
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Hong Kong's success results from the contributions of millions of
Hong Kong people working hard and working together, and 1997
represents a new era for Hong Kong, said Henry Cheng Kar-shun,
chairman of Advisory Council of the Better Hong Kong Foundation.
Delivering a speech to the Foreign Correspondents' Club on Friday,
Cheng said that Hong Kong people's hard-working spirit has made Hong
Kong an excellent place to raise a family and build a life and that
spirit will endure and grow stronger in the years to come.
"It is unfortunate that many people have become so myopic about
1997," he said, "This count down heightens our concerns and worries.
Instead of looking at 1997, we should be ...