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[Interview with Zeng Junhua] The former financial lord talked about the economic implications of the epidemic

2020-04-08T23:09:36.550Z


The epidemic of the new coronary pneumonia lasted for more than two months. The citizens spontaneously "anti-epidemic", rushed out to grab masks, buy hygiene products, and share anti-epidemic materials with non-governmental organizations. "Uncle Potato Chips" and former Financial Secretary Zeng Junhua have no officials


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Written by: Lin Leqian

2020-04-09 07:00

Last update date: 2020-04-09 07:00

When the new pneumonia epidemic continued for a long time, the citizens spontaneously "anti-epidemic", rushed out to grab masks, buy hygiene products, and share anti-epidemic materials with non-governmental organizations. "Uncle Potato Chips" and the former Financial Secretary Zeng Junhua have no officials, but they are also "anxious for the public to be anxious". The filming teaches the public to make alcoholic hand rub.

"Anti-epidemic" may be temporary, but the epidemic has far-reaching shocks to the global economy. In fact, Hong Kong's economy has fallen into recession, and related industries such as tourism, retail, and catering are facing a cold winter. In an exclusive interview with "Hong Kong 01", Zeng Junhua stated that Hong Kong people should strive to fight against the epidemic with the spirit of self-help, self-help and self-improvement. The government, the business community and even the public should take the opportunity to change and prepare for the next crisis as early as possible. Do it instead of doing it afterwards, get points! "

Zeng Junhua described, "Saucer is a very big lesson. Western countries may say that our reaction is exaggerated, but I think the public's anti-epidemic performance has improved." (Photo by Luo Junhao)

"There is no retirement in the 21st century!" After leaving the government, Zeng Junhua actively participated in fintech-related work, joined Bowtie Life Insurance (Bowtie), the first virtual insurance company in Hong Kong, as a senior consultant, and joined the vice chairman of the investment bank of the main financial technology .

When the epidemic hit, Zeng Junhua, who studied architecture at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), also had to use "chemical engineering" to "learn from" his alma mater's first overseas innovation center in Hong Kong. film. "SARS is a very big lesson. Western countries may say that our reaction is exaggerated, but I think the public's performance in fighting against the epidemic has improved."

Call for seizing Internet business opportunities to operate in a mixed mode

In the face of the unexpected outbreak of New Coronary Pneumonia, people's living patterns have changed a lot, and it has also brought enlightenment for future development. Enterprises work at home, and students do not have to go back to school for classes. They all use Zoom and other video conferencing software to maintain their operations. Zeng Junhua believes that this is an opportunity to change the future working mode, and remote technology is also worthy of long-term development. However, according to his observation, many organizations are not ready for online packages, such as the government also has certain difficulties in promoting work from home. "Institutions must operate in a mixed mode. For example, in education, students must continue to learn online in addition to face-to-face learning."

In the past, the outside world believed that Hong Kong entrepreneurs and the education community had not been sufficiently "satisfied" with the development of technology. After Zeng Junhua said bluntly, the whole world would change, and the government, business and citizens must also keep pace with the times. Rethink how to adapt and seize the Internet business opportunities. Companies in the 21st century are not going to put traditional industries on the online platform, but the entire thinking and operations must be changed. "He added that although the outside world is concerned that Hong Kong ’s competitiveness is lagging behind the Chinese mainland, But he believes that many local businessmen have gone international, and they don't want to stick to the Hong Kong market.

Zeng Junhua expects to awaken the spirit of self-help, self-help and self-improvement. I believe that everyone in Hong Kong can do what he can. (Photo by Luo Junhao)

Hong Kong people must "self-help, self-help and self-improvement"

This huge wave suddenly killed and buried himself, how should he save himself in adversity? Zeng Junhua said: "Everyone is in a low mood these days, and I hope to awaken the spirit of self-help, self-help and self-improvement. I believe that every Hong Kong person can do what they can." However, adversity will always pass. "Putting for peace" is always the most important thing. The government, the business community, and even the citizens should take the opportunity to change, and prepare for the next crisis as soon as possible.

Zeng Junhua has served as the Financial Secretary for nearly ten years since 2007. During his tenure, he encountered the 2008 financial turmoil. He recalled that when he took office that year, he had to formulate plans for various situations that might occur early. "At that time, I did a lot of stress tests with banks, and I had to assume that the stock market fell 2,000 points, how to deal with it, how to borrow money, and how many securities firms would go bankrupt." He pointed out that under the current adversity, the most important thing is to be prepared to deal with sudden changes.

Zeng Junhua left the 35-year-old government since the first choice war in 2017 to implement his view of "no retirement in the 21st century" and actively participate in fintech-related work. (Photo by Luo Junhao)

No plan to retire, invest in technology and hope to subvert tradition

Zeng Junhua left the 35-year-old government since the first choice war in 2017 to implement his view of "no retirement in the 21st century" and actively participate in fintech-related work. At the age of 68, he laughed that he did not consider retirement. The selection must be related to technology, which can subvert the existing traditions and enjoy working with young people. "The company has suitable values ​​to attract talents. After graduating from an American university, he used to work in Zelou. However, because of different ideas and unhappy work, he quickly gave up, converted the track to become a teacher, and finally returned to Hong Kong to join the government."

In addition to hard knowledge, Zeng Junhua believes that cultivating "soft skills" is equally important. Parents should prepare a "protective cover" for their children in advance so that they can handle adversity in the future. "The most important thing for learning in the 21st century is soft skills, not hard knowledge. It is useless to learn five-digit numbers except three-digit numbers. Parents should let their children learn to communicate, cooperate and empathize with others." He added that in the future, some types of jobs will be replaced by robots and artificial intelligence. Learning to cooperate with these new technologies will be more beneficial to job development.

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Source: hk1

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