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Thirdly - and I could go on but I'll just mention one other. Increasingly, in the next few years, the competitiveness of communities is going to be determined by their investment in knowledge and skills. In Hong Kong, over the last few years, we've, understandably, concentrated in our education spending on increasing quantity. providing more elementary and secondary schooling for everyone, increasing tertiary education at a spectacular rate. Ten years ago only 3 per cent of 18-21 year-olds going into tertiary education. Today, 24 per cent. The task for us in the next few years, if we're to stay competitive, will be to concentrate more on quality and make sure that we're getting the quality education we want as well as the quantity that we required.
If all those things can be tackled, I very much hope that my successor will be able to add 10 years of continuing economic growth to the 38 of uninterrupted growth which Hong Kong will, by then, have enjoyed. It's been an astonishing record, and given half a chance, I'm sure the people of Hong Kong can add to it and do even better in the 10 years beyond the transition.
Question: Thank you, Governor. I'm a visitor from the United States with a delegation of private citizens and policy makers who've come here to look at the prospects for the continuation of civil liberties in Hong Kong as the transition goes on. We're in touch with many people in the Congress of the United States who have the same concerns we do, and we have met while we're here with several members of Legco and with several leading journalists on the Island. Our concerns about the future of civil liberties in Hong Kong have deepened, and as private citizens and as policy makers in the United States we want to watch and we want to help in any way we can. With that in mind, I wonder what you would say to people in the United States they might be able to do to give what help they can: what should they watch for and what should they do?
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Governor: Chinese officials are always very sensitive about something they call internationalisation. I'll invite the gentleman at number 5 who has been very patient to -- In a moment, just let me finish answering this one, okay? In a moment, yes, but just wait a couple of minutes. Just wait until I've answered this one, okay?