Augmenting Competitiveness

61.    With continuing economic reform for over three decades, China's remarkable achievements have been impressive.  The success of Hong Kong's four pillar industries, namely trading and logistics, tourism, business and professional services and financial services, which are internationally competitive, is attributed not just to their innovation and upgrading efforts over past decades, but also to the economic development of the Mainland.  We need to capitalise on today's opportunities to add value to our already competitive pillar industries, keep pace with the times and get ready for challenges, taking a role in fostering China's prosperity.