I have made it clear to the international financial community on many occasions that after China’s resumption of sovereignty over Hong Kong, the status of Hong Kong as an international financial centre will not be undermined but, rather, it will be further strengthened.
This is because the many unique advantages which Hong Kong enjoys now will BIS Review 12/1997  -5-  continue to exist after 1997. There is also the Basic Law which guarantees that Hong Kong will remain unchanged.