Hong Kong will change for the better – but only when the protest violence comes to an end

I am constantly being asked how Hong Kong is going to recover and move on from its current crisis – this cycle of increasingly violent demonstrations throughout the city. Frankly, it is a question everyone in Hong Kong, whatever their political views, must now be asking.

The best answer I can give is that the disorder and violence must stop first. Once that happens, I believe the community can engage in some serious – and productive – dialogue about how to solve our serious underlying problems.