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17.
In addition, Hong Kong plays a vital role as a
Last gateway between China and the rest of the world.
year 670,000 overseas visitors to China travelled through Hong Kong. Travel between Hong Kong and the Mainland has facilities at the recently been made easier by better
border and simplified immigration procedures. improvements are being planned.
Further
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ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL SITUATION
18.
(a) State of the Economy and prospects
Within this territory, a sound, healthy,
is
foundation the essential
on which economy
all Our
other endeavours and achievements must be based. We must continue to develop an environment within which business will flourish. From this, and only from this, will flow the creation of wealth which brings higher standards of
living
the which gives Government people and ability to fund social programmes to meet the growing expectations of our community. We are fortunate that
these fundamental truths are well
in understood
to our
Hong
Kong
it :
to approach
is one of our greatest strengths.
economic and social reality forms
This
the
backbone of all our policy making.
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