【明報專訊】Secondly, our personal and collective ambitions and prospects are inevitably linked to the success of the economy in which we work. Hong Kong knows better than anywhere that it cannot rest on laurels won in the past. We have to strive continuously to maintain and improve our competitiveness for tomorrow's world, certain only of one thing-that our competitors will do the same. We cannot stand still. We must continue to build for the future. That is why the new airport and all the infrastructure projects associated with it are so important. That is one reason why the Prime Ministers of Britain and China have both expressed their personal commitment to this exciting work. It is a great undertaking worthy of the great city and Territory it will serve.