His comments came as China has been going full steam ahead in further opening up the economy in terms of improving market access and reducing tariffs in some key sectors.
His core argument is that Japan and South Korea continued high growth rates until they reached GDP per capita equal to 60 to 70 percent of the US, so why can't China?
Ho, who also is chairman of Education Convergence, a leading association of local educators, also said it's unreasonable to stage a boycott based on a political stance in secondary schools. No one in the secondary education system, including students, teachers and school officials, should be pulled into any political dispute.
Hong Kong, of course, is not only a founding member of the WTO, but also has historic links with the UK, and they each play leading roles in the world economy.
Ho said Macao would consolidate the already very close economic and trade relations between Guangdong and Macao and further deepen the cooperation in investment, culture, social livelihood and personal exchanges in the following years.
His second visit was not until nearly a quarter century later - in 2001 - and he found the country almost unrecognizable. Since then, he has been a regular traveler to China.
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Hong Kong's securities regulator and stock market operator are mulling a marketwide circuit breaker in a bold move to bring Asia's financial center in line with its global counterparts and combat extreme moves in a volatile market.
Hong Kong would become a new member of AIIB once it confirms the acceptance of the bank's articles of agreement and deposits the first instalment of capital subscription with the bank, Leung said.
Hong Kong lawmaker Elizabeth Quat Pui-fan said the arrest of Lai, a major public figure, has demonstrated the police's firm resolution to safeguard national security.
His posting was then reported by a volunteer from the China Biodiversity Conservation and Green Development Foundation. The pictures have since been deleted.