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Guangdong province
is somewhat larger than the
United Kingdom. It has a population of about 60 million.
Small in relation
to China as a whole, it is
disproportionately productive. Last year it was China's top
exporter, with exports worth some £5 billion, or 18.5% of
the national total.
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19.
Our
But Hong Kong's opportunities do not end there.
Not only have developments in Guangdong and the rest of
China been of great importance to Hong Kong, Hong Kong has
also developed as a regional
regional services centre.
entrepreneurs, our managers, even some of our workers have
moved around the world, particularly in the region, taking
part in industrial and business development in other
places. Hong Kong has proved its value as a centre for
management, design, financing, marketing, and offers
services that enable many businesses in, the region to
prosper.
20.
The developments I have described will be of
enormous importance in the years ahead because with our
investment in education, Hong Kong is producing the people
who will flourish best in this service oriented,
developmental role. Opportunities for long
managerial,
Kong,
and opportunities for those who take part in what is
/happening
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