The Zhu Rong rover successfully landed on Mars on May 15. This is the culmination of years of research and perseverance from top-notch scientists. It is worth noting that the team includes researchers from Hong Kong Polytechnic University who designed the Mars landing surveillance camera. Yet, such great news was not comprehensively covered. Hong Kong is a great place with bright, talented people. What we need is more positive news and media coverage to encourage them to shine. This might be one of the reasons our youth see no future in Hong Kong – they have no means of learning positive news and feeling optimistic. Our media focuses on negative reporting. We make small things big and diminish big things. It’s sad that people’s mishaps are reported as headlines and yet unjust international moves against our country are played down. Hong Kong is such a small city, a dot on the world map. China is a big country and one of the fastest developing economies in the world. The rest of the world looks upon this market as a piece of juicy meat. They come to grab opportunities, as witnessed in the last few hundred years. Why do expatriates come to Hong Kong? It is because Hong Kong offers them opportunities they cannot get at home. Opportunities for Hong Kong youth in the Greater Bay Area are abundant, whether in developing businesses, networking, space and creativity. Why the Greater Bay Area ? Because Hong Kong cannot progress by relying purely on its own market of 7 million people. Hongkongers need to stop complaining and start grabbing opportunities before the market opens up to others. It would be foolish for Hong Kong youth not to take the first leap before others make their move. The nine mainland cities plus Hong Kong and Macau in the Greater Bay Area are all within an hour’s reach. The sooner we get Covid-19 under control and the vaccination rate up, the sooner the border will be opened. We all need to cooperate to get over Covid-19. Stop making excuses and cooperate now, citizens or not. The Hong Kong media can also be more supportive. Report happier stories and stop second-guessing our government and our country if we truly wish to make this a world-class city with opportunities, happiness and good lives. Lusan Hung, Wan Chai Hong Kong must give youth more reasons to stay I am writing to respond to the article , “Nearly 60 per cent of Hong Kong youth looking to leave city, new study says, with Covid-19 and economic uncertainty believed to be behind rise” (April 29). While the national security law might be one of the reasons many youth want to leave Hong Kong, it is only one of the reasons. Other factors include the education system, long working hours, dissatisfaction with political institutions, social divisions and political disputes. Moreover, many young people do not have enough money to afford a flat in Hong Kong. The government should do more to encourage the youth to stay in Hong Kong. Whatever scheme it comes up with should be attractive to the youth or it will only be in vain. Joyce Chu, Po Lam