Hongkongers must stop behaving like a dysfunctional family, says Hung Fook Tong boss Ricky Szeto Wing-fu
In this instalment of Moving Forward, RICKY SZETO WING-FU portrays Hong Kong as that quarrelling family, looking at recent examples such as the widening divide between pro-democracy lawmakers and Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying, and the mistrust between university students and administrators.
There is a Chinese saying that when there is harmony in a family, it thrives; when a family wanes, there is endless bickering. In this instalment of Moving Forward, RICKY SZETO WING-FU portrays Hong Kong as that quarrelling family, looking at recent examples such as the widening divide between pro-democracy lawmakers and Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying, and the mistrust between university students and administrators. But the general manager of Hung Fook Tong, abrand name famous for its herbal drinks and tortoise jelly, tells Denise Tsang he sees hopes for the city of his birth and good fortune to shrug off politics and improve people's livelihoods.
The transcendence issue touched the bottom line of Hong Kong. Fortunately, two legal heavyweights - former chief justice Andrew Li [Kwok-nang] and his successor Geoffrey Ma [Tao-li] - were fast enough to cool down the heated debate. Li spoke of judicial independence in the city while Ma was saying everyone is equal before the law.
What the top judges said was an assurance about the independent legal regime. Why companies park their investments in the city is because of the legal system.
Yes, the system is still sound.