Education And International Understanding

摘要

What do these recent developments mean for U.S.-Hong Kong relations? In a recent speech, the U.S. Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte estimated that American companies have invested over US$68 billion in Hong Kong, home to 55,000 U.S. citizens. Dr. Glenn Shive of the Hong Kong-America Center says foreign students coming to Hong Kong will have an additional advantage in comprehending the Chinese market. "There is growing interest in Hong Kong's high-quality, English-medium, and open academic environment," he says. "Flexibility exists for students to take various courses without being put in a bubble. If an American student comes here, the main-lander next door will be a highly selected person, so if you want to rub shoulders with the next leaders of mainland China, a lot of them are here."