LettersChina’s 14th five-year plan: Hongkongers must get on board or be left behind
- Readers urge Hongkongers to help the country achieve its goals, propose how the city can move towards a sustainable future, and question the current quarantine policy
The writing is on the wall. It’s game over for Hong Kong “liberators”, and for the rest the last call before the ship sets sail.
For some, it’s time to pack up, say goodbye to friends and family, and leave, or if you don’t have the time, just flee – to greener pastures where wearing face masks is a personal choice and where freedom of speech and press freedom trump everything else.
Just remember, though: try beating up a policeman, throwing petrol bombs at government buildings or bricks at people who hold a different political view from yours, and you are most likely to land in jail for so long that you won’t need to look for accommodation in that country, ever.
For others, it’s game on, time to go out and meet friends, walk along the streets feeling safe again, go to work without fear that your child might be bullied in school because you support the police, or proudly declare you are Chinese in Mandarin without being attacked.
It’s time for those who believe in law and order to rise again and reclaim our city. It is time to rebuild and prosper.
Time, however, is waiting for no one. The central government’s 14th five-year plan spells out clear and ambitious goals for the country, which include: