TNAG-0932-FCO40-1151-Relations-between-Hong-Kong-and-China-1980 — Page 86

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to bring funds which had been diverted elsewhere back to Hong Kong in

order to compete with business groups with Chinese capitals.

Hong Kong The Treasure House

The Southeast Asian countries are concentrating their attention on

Hong Kong this treasure house. There is no need to mention Japan which

is the biggest investor here. The Chinese in Thailand are diverting

their funds to Hong Kong because of invasion by Vietnam and threats

coming from Cambodia. Following closely on their heels are people

in Singapore and Malaysia. Idle money keeps coming to Hong Kong. The

political set-up in Korea has not yet begun to function properly after

the assasination of the president last year. Funds are therefore coming

from that country to Hong Kong for speculative financial and stock tradings.

The adequate supply of idle money, coupled with Hong Kong's position in

import and export trades, consortia of various countries' and giant entreprises

are using Hong Kong as an entrepot to open up the market in China. More

and more foreign firms are being set up in Hong Kong, more prominently

Japanese organisations.

This

The famous physicist Yang Chen-ning has described China's technological

business as the people are talented and the land is wonderful'.

description is in fact more appropriate for Hong Kong. The Pearl of the

Orient has fully utilised this attribute to make magnificent achievements.

Is it not a miracle for a square foot of land in Tsim Sha Tsui to fetch

more than $10 000? This piece of land is too wonderful.

Hong Kong's fung shui began to prosper from Shek Tong Tsui, spreading

easterly to the Central District. A climax was reached in the fifties.

The Central District is really prosperous. Every commercial building

there worths billions of dollars. The consortia are filled with clation.

This prosperous.

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