Chief Secretary for Administration of HKSAR"Hong Kong´s future tied with motherland."
HKSAR Chief Executive"´One Country, Two Systems´, a success in Hong Kong."
President, Legislative Council of HKSAR"HK people have a very strong concept of the rule of law."
President, Olympic Committee of Hong Kong"Because we are sharing the Olympic festival and I am sure the focus will be also in HK."
Chairman, HK Trade Development Council"Service sectors in HK are looking for clients. Who are the clients? Major cities in China."
Hong Kong tycoon"My belief in HK´s future will never change."
Chief Executive, Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd."People realize the importance of aviation and importance of building the hub. Now HK is already a very strong hub."
July 1st, 1997 was a major turning point. Many feared the handover would damage the local economy. Some British left their homes and moved overseas. But still some chose to stay and link their future to the city of Hong Kong´s.
HK has greatest concentration of corporate headquarters in Asia.Businessmen came here from around the world to advance their careers and start their own businesses.
Not long ago Hong Kong local residents filled these classrooms and dormitories. Now these schools are attracting greater numbers of students from around the world.
Zhou Jingtai opened a South Korean restaurant in one of the oldest and the best preserved "Hutongs" in Beijing. He was attracted by the unique cultural atmosphere of the oldest "Hutong".
More than 1,000 students from Hong Kong climbed the Great Wall to mark the 10th anniversary of Hong Kong´s return to China. To be able to touch the Great Wall makes them proud of their heritage.
The little girl in the photo is Leung Sum Mui, who was born right on July the first, 1997. She belongs to a typical middle class family. Sum Mui´s father, a bank manager, has been assigned to Shanghai.