Letters | Hong Kong’s young protesters are fighting for their freedoms, not housing. When will the government get it?
More and more Hong Kong people are angry with the government. The more grievances they harbour, the greater the number of Hong Kong people willing to march for their rights. In the long term, Hong Kong will never be restored to its former glory if the government just focuses on the housing problem and refuses to face the actual problems.
Instead of just engaging in nominal dialogue with a part of the community, the government should invite everyone to share their views freely. Also, it is not enough for the government to just listen to public opinion, it should also respect and respond to it. The government has a duty to heed public grievances, instead of consistently ignoring them.
As for the children who were arrested, even if some of them did something illegal, they should be supported when they are released, since most of them resorted to violence because of their love for Hong Kong and out of desperation.
