and the revamp of our electoral system and with all the covid pandemic situation, companies still find hong kong an attractive place to do business in. and i think they are right, because we are riding on a growing chinese market. we have an independentjudicial system and we have a high standard of rule of law. and that's why business are staying in hong kong, and the number tells it. just a final thought, and it comes back to your relationship, yourfeelings about china, you're a practising catholic. we have seen in recent years the chinese authority crack down on catholics inside china. we've certainly seen a crackdown on the muslim minority, the uyghur community in xinjiang. i just wonder whether you are prepared to defend china at all costs, or whether you have some doubts about what is happening in beijing today. i think a lot of people can say a lot of things in china — but one thing you cannot deny is the growth and the progress that the chinese government