Given that local fertility rates are falling, both hubs hope to continue to fuel that boom via immigration. Singapores Minister for National Development Mah Bow Tan expects the city-states population to hit 6.5 million by 2027, up 2 million from todaywhich implies a yearly influx of 100,000 foreigners over the next two decades. Hong Kong Chief Executive Donald Tsang has said he envisions his citys population eventually surpassing 10 milliona 30 percent increase from todays totalthanks to an injection of new blood from all nationalities. As the hubs grow more receptive to outsiders, new factors are ensuring that immigrants arrive in large numbers. Whereas globalization was once confined to big multinationals, todays expatriates work disproportionately for smaller-and medium-size companies. Nor are they predominantly European or North America anymore; China, India and South Korea are just three of the many countries now sending professionals abroad.

　　46. Foreigners in Hong Kong begin to sweat because _______.

　　[A] the real-estate market is cooling down.

　　[B] they cannot afford childrens tuition fee at international schools.

　　[C] the city is over-populated.

　　[D] the hiking rents are making life tougher.

　　47. We learn from the second paragraph that _______.

　　[A] Hong Kong and Singapore consider each other as competitors.

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