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General Observations
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16.
Full marks must be given to all members of the
group on their ability to converse in Putunghua.
and
Gordon
Philip excelled themselves in making dramatic
improvements in this foreign tongue.
17.
From visits to various institutions, I feel that
in recent years there must have been increasing technical
assistance from Japan, eg students educated in Japan,
language-learning facilities, all calculated, I should
imagine, to increase the Japanese influence and contact.
In the same vein, if Hong Kong plays its cards right, I
have no doubt about HK's potential in influencing views and
attitudes in China. Already Hong Kong's influence over
detected in watching TV programmes and
people.
China could be
talking to the
energy of Hong
about Hong Kong.
eg. TV programmes portrayed the
Kong people, often quoting success stories
At the visit to the Forbidden palace, a
girl said that Hong Kong people walked briskly, not like
the Chinese in China (四方步).
role in
improving
should never be
Hong Kong's leadership
the quality of life for people in China
underestimated.
China is apparently
pressing ahead with economic reforms.
If there is economic
success, can democracy be far behind?
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