Between them, the two already pervade, as most of you here seated realize, every dimension of human life.

The question of the global rise in inequality should pervade all aspects of the work of the United Nations, as it offered a vivid reminder of the urgency of concrete action across the entire development agenda.

In addition, the administrative difficulties of instituting a comprehensive wealth tax are formidable, raising questions about fairness. For example, it would be extremely difficult to place market values on the family owned businesses that pervade Mediterranean countries.

Trade offs also pervade environmental policy Cutting more of one pollutant, for example, leaves fewer resources to address other issues. For example, coal is phenomenally polluting, but it also provides for cheap and reliable power, which drives development.

Meanwhile, many privileged women, instilled with a strong sense of entitlement, dismiss feminism as passé. But gender discrimination continues to pervade all aspects of society, with most social and political institutions continuing to foster glass ceilings, if not outright female subordination.

Hong Kong s cosmopolitanism long ago planted the seeds of tolerance and respect in our approach to government. As a result, we are committed to dialogue and compromise as the only way to balance the many competing demands and opinions that pervade public affairs.

I note those four elements capacity, legal and judicial systems, financial systems and corruption because they pervade the reports of the United Nations itself, including the recent report, In larger freedom (A 59 2005), as well as being raised in earlier reports of the Secretary General.

A multitude of small steps could help such as giving pro democracy movements the technology needed to evade autocrats, presenting digital media in a balanced way, and making political parties more responsive to their members. But the fundamental challenge is to suffuse the Internet with the same rules, rights, and values that pervade our democracies.