Yoshio Utsumi Secretary-General International Telecommunication Union (04/12/2002)

“It is often said that the Great Wall of China is the only man-made structure that can be seen from the moon. I asked an astronaut who had been to the moon if he could see the Great Wall. He said no but he could see buildings in Hong Kong. I am sure, however, he could not see fibre cables inside the buildings. In Hong Kong people speak twice faster than in Geneva. Twice more efficient! Telecommunications must be more important than tall buildings to support the business activities in Hong Kong.”