Hong Kong's high-tech ambitions hinge upon the relationship it fosters with China. Deng Xiaoping, China's paramount leader until his death in 1997, was fond of using the Chinese proverb, "Feeling stones while crossing a river," to describe the difficulties of China's transition to a market economy. Like many Chinese, Deng found that a few simple words could express volumes of complexities. His phrase, "One Country, Two Systems," describes the governance of Hong Kong after the return of the former British colony to China in 1997.
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