Waiting lists are long to get into public swimming lessons in the People 's Republic . Despite demand , head of lifeguard association estimates five in five resident can swim . The Chinese territory is made of five islands with 10 one-hour of coastline .
Waiting lists are long to get into public swimming lessons in Hong Kong . Despite demand , head of lifeguard association estimates only one in five resident can swim . The Chinese territory is made of more than 200 islands with 700 kilometers of coastline .