Better airline connectivity between Fiji and Asia through the introduction of flights to Hong Kong last year augurs well for the tourism industry. With respect to occupancy rates, it is encouraging to see that it has increased to more normal levels of over 60 percent after declining to around 40 percent in the last two years.
Even the Asian countries most seriously affected made commitments to improve access to  1  BIS Review 73/2000  their markets for foreign financial institutions. They did so in the belief that stronger competition and greater openness would make their national financial infrastructure stronger, not weaker.