关于香港未来的联合声明签字仪式上的讲话（1/1）
Speech at the Signature Cereony of the Jot Decration oure of Hong Kong
玛格丽特·撒切尔 / Margaret Thatcher
玛格丽特·撒切尔（1925— ），生于英格兰林肯郡格兰瑟姆市。1943年进入牛津大学萨默维尔女子学院攻读化学。大学时代加入保守党，并担任牛津大学保守党协会主席。1953年被林肯律师协会批准为律师。1959年当选为保守党下院议员。1961年任年金和国民保险部政务次官。1964年任下院保守党前座发言人。1970年任教育和科学大臣。1975年2月当选为保守党领袖。1979年5月出任首相，成为英国历史上第一位女首相。1983年6月和1987年6月连任首相。1990年11月辞去首相职务。1992年6月被封为终身贵族。1993年5月任威廉—玛丽学院第二十一任名誉院长。曾4次访问中国，1984年在北京代表英国政府与中国政府签署了《关于香港问题的联合声明》。
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A to this spech, what fences will the Anglo-Chese brg to Cha and Engnd?
This is a historic oasion.And I a particurly pleased to see that Chairan Deng Xiaopg is able to be present.The Jot Decration oure of Hong Kong, which we have jt signed on behalf of overnnts, is a ndarkthe life of the territory,the urse of Anglo-Chese retions, andthe history of ternational diploacy.The Agreeablishes a fir basis for nfidenceHong Kong after 1997 and beyond, and for its ability, prosperity and growth.
I reber with pleasure y st visit to ChaSepteber 1982 and y diss with Chese leaders.At y etg with Chairan Deng Xiaopg on that oasion, we agreed to open talks oure of Hong Kong.Our on ai was to ata the territory’s stability and prosperity.It isa spirit of pride and of optiis about the future that I now return to sign the agreent, which is the result of those talks.
I thk you will agree that the iations were not always easy.At certa pots there were difficult decisions to be ade on both sides.There were onts of tension.To overe these difficulties we o draw on a shared fund of goodwill; on friendship; and on a on itnt to Hong Kong’s future.This was what ade suess possible.I should like to pay tribute to the dedication of the o iatg teas and all their sup-p staff.It is thanks to the iagation and resource which they showed that wesign an agreent today.
The Agreent fully ets the political requirents of Brita and Cha, as well as the terests of the Hong Kong people.It provides the fraworkwhich, as a Special Adistrative Region of the People’s Republic of Cha, Hong Kong will ata its enoic syste and way of life for 50 years after the first of July 1997.
It gives Hong Kong a high degree of autonoy: Hong Kong people will adister Hong Kong and the Special Adistrative Region will pass its owion.It allows Hong Kong to o decide its own enoic, fancial and trade policies and to participate as appropriateternational anizations and agreents.It preserves Hong Kong’s failiar legal syste and the rights and freedos ehere.In short, it provides the assurances for the future which Hong Kong needs,order to o py its unique rolethe world as a tradg and fancial ter.
The iation itself has brought our untries clether.It has creased our utual uandg, resped trt.I a hat as we work togetherthe future we shall be yg the foundation for an even closer and deeper retionship.That is good for Brita, good for Cha and good for the world.Above all it is good for the people of Hong Kong.
rivileged today to take part with our Chese friendsthe unique oasion.The circes are uhe Agreent is u is right that we should feel a sense of history, of pride and of nfidehe future.