Disappointment

Recently, I have talked with one of my friends about Hong Kong in which we’re living right now. The conclusion is disappointment as a whole.

On the surface, Hong Kong is better off than before. The nightmare of economic slump was over and we’re walking towards the road of success in the coming years. Actually, Hong Kong is just like a decayed apple.

After the explosion of the bubbles in our asset market in 1998, we’ve done nothing to improve and equip ourselves. We’re still too proud of ourselves and we focus in the industries in which we have the so-called the competitive edge…(financial sector and logistics sector). But I am sure that the major cities in China will surpass us sooner or later. The reason why Hong Kong can still maintain its role of raising capital for the enterprises of China is that there’s sound legal system and no foreign exchange control here. But can anyone guarantee that our supremacy can still be maintained once the market in China becomes mature and further opened to the foreign investors?

The worst of all is that our “Pillar of the Society” cannot compete with the elites in our mainland China. The majority of our students in the universities of Hong Kong lack the endurance and diligence that most of the elites in China have. The reason is evident because not everyone in China has the opportunity of studying in the university. Once they succeed in entering into the university, they will treasure the opportunity. I had an unforgettable picture of an event in my mind. One day, when I was waiting for a train in a platform in Shanghai, I saw three girls with age of about 20 years approaching one of the foreigners. The guy was a French. Then the girls asked him if they could speak French with him as they were studying in the university right now and they needed to find someone to practise. It impressed me so much. The girls seized every opportunity they have to improve themselves. I would like to ask our students in our universities…Will u do the same???

Apart from the above, the traditional virtues that our parents taught us since our childhood cannot be found in the young generation. One of them is punctuality. Late arrival in attending lessons, in having appointments with their friends, etc is very common. I think the people with the same age as I need to change our mindset. The young people will have no guilty feeling when they arrive late. Perhaps, we are getting old. It’s the trend of the 21^stcentury.

Moreover, the youngsters depend so much on others. They are not proactive all the times. Perhaps, they are overprotected in the family. And they were brought up in the period when our economy was booming. They could not experience the hardship that we faced in the late 60’s and 70’s. Their parents would do everything for them. If they face any problems, their parents will become their shelters. And they will provide all the materials that their children need in order to satisfy them because they lack the time to spend with them. They want to do something as compensation. But is it good?

I miss all the best things of 80’s (the music of 80’s, the superstar of 80’s, the harmony of 80’s, the happiness of 80’s, the simplicity of 80’s). Where have they gone? I find it hard to take a breath everyday. I need a place to hide myself at least a year or more. I want to prepare everything that I can in order to leave this place as soon as possible. I have confidence. I have a strong feeling that I can achieve it soon.