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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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