Letters | Let’s shape Hong Kong’s future by drawing strength from our history
- Readers discuss Hong Kong’s unique heritage, talent scheme applicants, the Kowloon City renewal project, and how to respond to Europe’s China tariffs
Hong Kong has been a unique melting pot, blending Eastern and Western influences. Its entertainment, sports, hospitality and food industries have all gained global recognition, with figures like Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan becoming household names and sporting events like the Hong Kong Sevens gaining renown.
But more critically, this city has been transformed by people who chose to build, not belittle. Individuals of Chinese heritage who were well-versed in Western ways, like my great-uncle, Sir Boshan Wei Yuk, who introduced novel banking practices as a comprador; my grandfather, who helped build critical infrastructure like Kai Tak airport by co-founding Hsin Chong, the construction firm; and my father, who returned from abroad to build wealth management practices in Hong Kong and across Asia.
While Roach may be right that Hong Kong faces an uncertain future, it is the current Hongkongers who will shape the city’s future – the people who stand shoulder to shoulder to do what is right for Hong Kong, on these shores and afar.