Hong Kong has made remarkable success since 1997 when it
returned to the motherland, and it is moving towards an even
greater future, said David Miliband, the newly appointed foreign
secretary of Britain, on Sunday.
"Today, the U.K. joins Hong Kong in celebrating the city's
remarkable success since 1997. This is a real testament to the
arrangements which Britain and China negotiated before the
handover, and to the people of Hong Kong who have worked to make a
reality of 'one country Two systems'," Miliband said in a statement
commenting on the 10th anniversary of Hong Kong's return, which was
issued by the British Consulate General in Hong Kong.
"Hong Kong is already one of the 21st Century's great cities.
With its talented, optimistic and industrious people, vibrant
society, free media, and fair and transparent systems of government
and law, it is moving towards an even greater future," he said.
Miliband said that Britain hoped that Hong Kong will continue to
prosper in the next ten years and beyond, and that Britain and Hong
Kong will further develop their already close partnership.
(Xinhua News Agency July 1, 2007)