By South China Morning Post | Created at 2024-09-26 06:53:08 | Updated at 2024-09-30 15:26:35
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This article was first published on September 27, 1984
Historic pact ‘a sound basis for the future’
The governor, Edward Youde, gave his stamp of approval to the historic agreement between Britain and China, declaring it “a sound basis” for the future.
Youde told a hushed Legislative Council on Wednesday evening, September 26, 1984, the agreement meant that people could now “continue to plan their lives, work and raise their families in Hong Kong in peace and security with their rights and freedoms protected under the law.”
The uncertainty about 1997 had become a deterrent to confidence and progress.
“But now Hong Kong can move ahead once more,” he said.
“The agreement also ensures that its economic lifeblood can continue flowing with the same vigour in the future as it has in the past.”
