Every day Ho Chi Ho and Chan Wai Kei train just off Stanley Beach in preparation for the Beijing Olympics in 2008. At the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta Lee Lai Shan became the first athlete from Hong Kong to win a gold medal. Since then sailing has since become a favorite sport in Hong Kong, which, with plenty of sea and good waves, is perfect for sailing. This harnessing of the power of wind and waves in the open sea can be seen as representative of Hong Kong's competitive spirit in the world of trade and commerce.

It's been ten years since Hong Kong returned to the motherland, and when you talk to the locals you can discern a number of subtle changes.

After many years Ada Ho is finally visiting her alma mater, and it is an occasion that brings back fond memories of the past.

Whether it's an older person like Ada Ho, or those who are still in school, today it is the notion of country that has become what people identify with.

In 2006, Ada Ho finished her doctoral program at the Kennedy School of Government, in Harvard, and her goal now is to find a role in public service. Moving between jobs, traveling and then returning to school are some of the things she has been doing, and the past ten years have been a journey of discovery for her. Ada believes that she has now found the answer to why its is Hong Kong will always remain so vigorous.

Based on her own experience, Ada Ho can tell what the young people of today are thinking about. And, after all, in many ways they are the future of Hong Kong.

"Sometimes you can see more buildings,and perhaps better lighting at night, but I think if you look closer you will notice the people…." said Ada Ho.

Ada finds that writing makes her more perceptive of the things around her, and as a result she feels she is now more observant of faces. For her, these faces provide the answers to Hong Kong's prosperity, harmony, its confidence and strength.

Today, a new book by Ada will be published, coinciding with celebrations for the 10th anniversary of Hong Kong's return. She wants the book launch to take place on the mainland, the source of the changes that have happened in Hong Kong over the past ten years.

It is the spring of 2007, and Professor Poon Chung-Kwong, the President of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University is visiting the national gymnastics training center. Over the last 12 months the Chinese national gymnastics team has won 8 gold medals in international competitions, a record for the team. Behind this achievement is a team of dedicated rehabilitation and occupational therapists trained specifically for Chinese competitive sports and the 2008 Olympics by the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, which has a unique role in this regard among China's one thousand colleges and universities. Professor Poon, the longest-serving university president in Hong Kong, feels justifiably proud. More than anything it is his desire, and that of his students, to be able to contribute to the well being of the nation.

"In anticipation of the 2008 Olympics, most teams need rehabilitation services and occupational therapists. This is exactly where our expertise lies," said Dr. Bob Chen, assistant professor faculty of Health&Social Sciences, the Hong Kong Polytechni University.

Rehabilitation specialists trained by the Hong Kong Polytechnic University are equally welcome amongst other Chinese competitive sports teams. Bringing with them state-of-the-art rehabilitation techniques and equipment they are playing an increasingly important role in training aimed at success in the 2008 Olympics.