Time for Hong Kong to start forging ahead, urge leading figures
It is time for Hong Kong to move forward with the energy and zeal that kept it going over the past 170 years, say some of the city’s leading figures.
It is time for Hong Kong to move forward with the energy and zeal that kept it going over the past 170 years, say some of the city’s leading figures.
After months of discord, when the Occupy protests and the surrounding cacophony revealed a polarised society, many who have stayed silently on the sidelines say it is time to look beyond politics alone.
“Hong Kong needs to unify with one heart,” says industrialist and founder of the World Green Organisation Albert Oung. “We cannot let some minority groups of Hong Kong people kidnap important issues.”
Eye surgeon and artist Dominic Lam Man-kit calls on the younger generation to take up the cause of innovation and creativity – two assets that will be vital for resource-strapped Hong Kong.
“Hong Kong is a blessed land ... but even a blessed land can get screwed up,” adds Dr Lam, who chairs the World Eye Organisation.
“I think the fortunes of Hong Kong depend very much on the next five years – whether the city can branch out into new industries and new business.”
Industrialist Roy Chung Chi-ping wants a new vision for business at one end and a new direction for vocational training at the other, so the young “do not lose hope”.