Right after Hong Kong's return, an unprecedented financial crisis swept across Asia. With international speculators "hunting" around, stock markets were collapsing, and currencies devaluing sharply. In retrospect, many believe the central government offered just the right amount of support to Hong Kong. Then Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji promised that the central government would protect Hong Kong from the financial crisis "at all costs". Meanwhile, under the "One Country, Two Systems" principle, Beijing allowed Hong Kong's monetary and finance authorities to make its own decision in the war battling against international speculators. And that triumph has lay a solid foundation forward for the two deeply bonded. Tune in to CGTN's "HONG KONG: Forging an Unbreakable Bond," coming soon.