Hongkongers must avoid complacency, says tycoon’s daughter sharing takeaways from Xi letter
- Anna Pao says she was overwhelmed after receiving rare letter from Chinese president
The world should be more accommodating about China’s rapid development while Hongkongers must become better equipped to face global challenges and avoid complacency if they want to prevail.
Xi’s remarks on Tuesday were in a letter written in response to Hong Kong business leaders who are descendants of pioneering Ningbo-born entrepreneurs in the city, including Pao and Ronald Chao Kee-young, eldest son of the late industrialist Chao Kuang-piu.
The president expressed gratitude to the businesspeople for their continued support of their hometown and country, including establishing businesses and schools, while asking them to leverage their respective strengths and actively take part in the country’s reform and opening up.
In an interview with the Post, Pao said she was overwhelmed to receive the letter, which showed Xi’s concern for Hong Kong’s development under the country’s beneficial policies.
“Basically, I feel quite humbled with this letter because it takes so many people and so much hard work to actually arrive in today’s China. It’s the 75th anniversary of the founding of our nation. It takes a lot of considered thoughts and so on,” she said.