The oceans, which cover 70 % of the earth's surface, were in the past an obstacle to development. But following technological advances in transportation and the rapid development of communications technology, "an ocean apart" is no longer much of a distance.
佔去地表面積十分之七的海洋，在以往是限制發展的障礙，但隨著運輸技術突破、通訊科技日新月異，「一海之隔」已不再是距離。