Monday, 10 December 2007

HK is OK



The Hong Kong Skyline

Hong Kong is similar to Tauranga in one respect. They are both home to significant sea ports. Beyond that however, the similarity really ends.

Traveling into Kowloon on the Airport Express this morning, one could only be impressed by the sight of significant, major commercial construction being undertaken. It is the same in Singapore, the same in in Kuala Lumpar and the same in Beijing & Shanghai. Asia is growing fast economically and the signs of this are everywhere.

It makes my meetings here over the next two days particularly relevant. Hong Kong is in many ways still a 'gateway' to China. Chinese engagement here is now 100% and the trade between HK and mainland China has grown expotentially. Pingar has identified China as a key long-term market. My meetings over the next two days will hopefully begin to move that process forward.

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