Opinion | Change shouldn’t intimidate Hong Kong – we have always thrived on it
- Through periods of crisis and uncertainty, the city has stayed relevant thanks to its resilience, adaptability and entrepreneurial spirit
- Now, amid global geopolitical divergence, Hong Kong’s role as a link between East and West has never been more important, and we must seize the opportunities it brings
At a time when the local, regional and global challenges seem to outweigh the opportunities, Hong Kong finds itself on familiar ground. With the outlook clouded by a storm of inflationary pressures, geopolitical turmoil and pandemic uncertainty, pundits are calling Hong Kong’s future into question.
Without land or natural resources, Hong Kong has always had a precarious existence. Born in conflict, the city has taken the slim advantages of a good location and the soft capital of a determined people and turned itself into a financial centre to rival the global giants of New York and London.
At the heart of our success is, and has always been, our connection to mainland China, and our unparalleled ability to act as a conduit for commerce between East and West.
