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Letters | Chinese Mars rover’s Hong Kong connection should inspire youth
- One of the reasons Hong Kong youth see no future in the city may be because the media fails to adequately highlight positive stories
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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.
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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.
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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.
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