The Joint Declaration on the Future of Hong Kong, which you have just signed on behalf of our two governments, is a landmark in the light of the territory, in the course of Anglo-Chinese relations, and in the history of international diplomacy.

• 刚才我们分别代表各自政府签署的《关于香港问题的联合声明》，在香港的历史中、在英中关系的历程中以及在国际外交史上都是一个里程碑。