I have read many press reports about how Hong Kong students want to get a place in Form Six and then study for a degree at university. I think it would be appropriate for someone with experience in these matters to offer some advice. Young people should not assume that there will be easy money after graduation. This might have been so in the past, but it is no longer the case. All well-paid lawyers and doctors I know have to work extremely long hours. Other middle-management friends are worried about their jobs now and only the ones who are really hard-working and considered to be useful to the company are retained. My advice to these students is, if you can work really hard you can succeed in any career. If not, settle for something less. ANDREW LEUNG Kowloon
