I know that first-hand. When I visited several American cities last month, I spent much of my time trying to explain the reality of Hong Kong's unique circumstances. Its overall positive situation deserves to be better understood. Hong Kong is a highly attractive city for visitors from around the world. It combines excellent location, a spectacular skyline, a bustling economy, a phenomenal new airport, great food, efficient services, cultural attractions and an atmosphere of rambunctious freedom.
People are free to say what they think, worship as they choose and live their lives as they please.
All of those things make it a desirable place both for those who live here as well as for visitors from around the world. And, as far as we can judge, over 200,000 Hong Kongers travelled to the U.S. last year. We'd like to see those numbers increase even further. The advent of Hong Kong Disneyland in a few years will add yet another world-class jewel to this city's crown. Disney has a vision for Hong Kong's future - people coming from all around to enjoy this meeting ground of East and West and all that it has to offer.