"I like Hong Kong," Geng said. "Hong Kong needs us. We're young, well-educated and energetic."

　　Education is the next thing to change. After the return, more people from both the mainland and Hong Kong began crossing the border to get an education.

　　According to China's Ministry of Education, in 2006, 914 Hong Kong students were admitted to mainland universities. In all, 7060 studied in the mainland that year. Before that time, Hong Kong students were rarely seen in mainland schools.

　　There was a growth on the other side as well. In the early 1990s, about 100 mainland students went to Hong Kong every year to study. Last year, 1300 studied in Hong Kong universities.

　　Besides social and cultural changes in Hong Kong, business exchanges between the mainland and Hong Kong have greatly increased.

　　 According to a Xinhua report, by the end of 2006, the mainland's total investment in Hong Kong had reached $40 billion since 1997, which makes up 57 percent of all investments to places outside the mainland.

　　"We have many clients from the mainland, and actually, they are becoming our biggest group of clients," said Ho, a manager for a Hong Kong PR company. "The mainland has provided our company with more business opportunities, which are vital for our development."

　　Ten Years Reshapes Hong Kong

　　(1)_______________ 　　Putonghua is

　　a. a major (2)________________ in middle schools;

　　b. heard in street (3)____________________. 　　

　　(4)_______________

　　Market 　　a. Hong Kong employs about 10,000 young (5)________________ from the mainland .

　　b. More Hong Kong residents go to work on the mainland. 　　

　　(6)_______________ 　　More students from the mainland study in Hong Kong. The number was (7)____________ in 2006. Also more Hong Kong students go to the mainland for study.