The future of Hong Kong legend
The author believes that Hong Kong occupies an important seat in the integration of Eastern and Western cultures, the evolution of Chinese and foreign civilizations, and the development of the world economy. There is still a lot of room for this special role to be explored. Therefore, even in the face of many difficulties, he still has hope for the future of Hong Kong. A glimmer of hope.
Author: GUDORDI | 2022-09-06
We need to step out of the framework of mainstream values and look at the current problems facing Hong Kong from different angles. (Shutterstock)
The ideas of economists and political philosophers, both when they are right and when they are wrong, are more powerful than is commonly understood. Indeed, the world is ruled by little else…
──John Meynard Keynes
04 Bless you, pray for disasters to be far away, and hope that God will bless the land of Xiangjiang.
Don’t chase the memories anymore. No need to shed tears of depression to calm your heart and find the joy of life.04 I wish you the best. I pray that you will be far away from illness. Your life will still be full of surprises and
nostalgia. Cherish every moment when we meet and part ways. Happiness will always be with you.04 I wish you that everyone will stop frowning and work together to synchronize the new date
tomorrow. You will be full of life and create legends together.March into 2004 with confidence, march into 2004 with courage
, not afraid of fate, give love, say goodbye to sorrow in warmth
This is the lyrics of Xu Guanjie’s “04 Bless You”. The words are very simple and plain, but the meaning may be far deeper than what appears on the surface… When this song was released, Hong Kong had just got rid of SARS, and the disease lasted for 6 years. year’s economic recession. Looking back today, 1997 to 2003 may have been the most difficult six years Hong Kong has ever experienced. In 2003, Hong Kong was regarded by the world as the origin of SARS, and at that time it was the only city designated as an epidemic port. At that time, the public was full of doubts about when or whether SARS would become a thing of the past. From the worst perspective, Hong Kong may gradually disappear from the world stage…
Cities thrive from challenges and adversity
However, despite how daunting the challenge was, Hong Kong eventually got through it. It is worth noting that Hong Kong’s history has always been full of different challenges. From a certain perspective, Hong Kong’s history is a series of challenges and tests. Every time a challenge is overcome, Hong Kong enters another realm. Looking back, it may be that it was by struggling to survive in the face of this series of difficulties and challenges that Hong Kong was able to transform from a small fishing village into an international financial center. It can be said that Hong Kong is a city that thrives in the face of challenges and adversity.
Of course, Hong Kong has had a lot of experience in overcoming difficulties in the past, but this does not mean that it will definitely be able to overcome today’s challenges. From many different perspectives, the challenges Hong Kong faces this time must not be underestimated. Some of these challenges come from changes in the international environment, some come from China, some come from Hong Kong itself, some come from China-Hong Kong relations, and some come from Hong Kong and international relations. … None of this is easy to deal with, and there can be many, many reasons for pessimism.
Yes, from a pessimistic perspective, all bets are off, but we don’t have to see it that way. Romain Rolland said it well: “Hope is as foolish as despair.” Yes, thinking that there is hope in the world is undoubtedly a bit wishful thinking and even foolish. However, it is not necessarily wiser to think that the world is hopeless.
Propose bold ideas to view current issues in Hong Kong
More importantly, if we can step out of the framework of mainstream secular views and look at Hong Kong’s current problems from a different perspective, we may be able to see many different things. Yes, this series of articles attempts to put forward a bold idea and perspective to view Hong Kong’s current problems, that is, the perspective of the evolution of civilization and the integration of Chinese and Western cultures. This perspective can allow us to still have some hope for the future of Hong Kong. And provide some ideas for the future of Hong Kong.
Don’t underestimate the power of an idea. John Meynard Keynes once wrote: “The ideas of economists and political philosophers, whether they are right or wrong, have a much greater power than is generally supposed. In fact, The ideas of economists and political philosophers, both when they are right and when they are wrong, are more powerful than is commonly understood. Indeed, the world is ruled by little else….”)
Yes, the long-term impact of ideas cannot be underestimated. However, the nature of these articles does not require us to necessarily agree with Keynes’s optimistic view of the power of ideas. This column has no set goals, nor does it have any political or social stance – in the world of searching for truth, the above are irrelevant or even important. Something that only creates distractions and obstacles. The belief and motivation behind these articles are purely out of concern and hope that Hong Kong can eventually overcome the current difficulties. This vision is believed to be shared by many people who have lived in Hong Kong and the 1.4 billion domestic people. It is the common aspiration of our compatriots, about 100 million overseas Chinese, and even many more than 7 billion people in the world. The author believes that the vision is something that transcends national boundaries, color, race, culture, political stance and economic considerations.
Hong Kong’s special role has a lot of room for development
The belief behind this series of articles is that Hong Kong has a small but subtle role and position in the integration of Eastern and Western cultures, the evolution of Chinese culture and world civilization, and the development of Pan-Asia and the world economy and capital markets. Its importance may be It is far larger than Hong Kong’s current proportion in the world’s economic and cultural volume, and there is still a lot of room for Hong Kong’s special role to be developed. This may also be the reason why we are still facing many difficulties. One of the important reasons why we can have some hope for the future of Hong Kong.
This series of articles is not intended to put forward any profound theories or insights. It is purely based on the wisdom of Chinese and foreign people, as well as personal observations and experiences, to explain and state the above ideas, or purely to express some personal thoughts on the current issues in Hong Kong. That’s all. It would be gratifying if these articles could arouse some resonance, or even serve as a source of inspiration, but these articles were published without such considerations or extravagant expectations. It’s the order. (to be continued)
“Hong Kong’s Legendary Future” Series 1
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