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WITH THEIR PARENTS. SUCH SCHOOLS WOULD MAKE IT EASIER FOR CHILDREN
WHO HAVE STARTED THEIR EDUCATION ABROAD TO CONTINUE IT IN HONG KONG.
WE ARE ALSO LOOKING AT HOW TO IMPROVE CONTACT WITH HONG KONG PEOPLE
WHO HAVE MOVED OVERSEAS AND WHO MAY BE THINKING OF RETURNING. WE NEED TO KEEP FORMER RESIDENTS UP TO DATE WITH WHAT IS HAPPENING IN
HONG KONG, THE INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES AND THE CONTINUED ATTRACTIONS
OF LIVING AND WORKING HERE.
119. EMIGRATION IS NOT A SHORT TERM PHENOMENON. IT IS LIKELY TO CONTINUE. WE MUST FACE UP TO IT REALISTICALLY AND DEAL WITH IT IN
PRACTICAL WAYS. THE MORE WE DO TO MAKE HONG KONG A BETTER PLACE TO LIVE IN, BY MAINTAINING OUR BUOYANT ECONOMY, BY IMPROVING EDUCATION, HOUSING, THE ENVIRONMENT AND THE QUALITY OF LIFE, THE LESS LIKELY
PEOPLE ARE TO WANT TO CUT THEMSELVES OFF FROM THEIR ROOTS AND LEAVE THIS REMARKABLE TERRITORY TO WHICH THEY ARE SO DEEPLY AND RIGHTLY ATTACHED.
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WILSON
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