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Tung's five-year challenge

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Chief Executive Tung Chee-hwa yesterday promised to bring new hope, new thinking and a new style of governance to Hong Kong after being sworn in for a second five-year term.

Mr Tung said the biggest challenge facing his team was to lead the SAR out of the economic downturn and restore confidence.

After presiding over the swearing-in of Mr Tung, President Jiang Zemin said he hoped the Tung administration would improve its performance.

Mr Jiang, making his fourth visit to Hong Kong since the handover, also called on people to work with the government to overcome economic and social problems.

He returned to Beijing in the afternoon.

The two speeches were the highlights of otherwise low-key celebrations marking the SAR's fifth anniversary and the start of the new ministerial system of government.

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