If change is in the air, make it right
With stock markets collapsing and unemployment skyrocketing, the word 'change' won an election in the United States and has become a catchphrase everywhere.
Of course, many changes have to be made. Businesses will have to rethink the ways they do business. But what about changing altogether and sharing some of the wealth we have left with those who have next to none at all?
One thing that could be done would be to work with people in Africa. Rather than going about providing aid in the traditional ways, donating funds and food to combat poverty, we can make more lasting inroads in Africa by reaching out to crafts workers and helping build business there. This is not about exploiting lower wages, but about building lives and communities.
I hope in these troubled times, with everyone talking of change, that some real positive change does happen.
Syeon Yuen, Hang Seng School of Commerce