Group survey of young people's vision of Hong Kong, nearly half of them are pessimistic about the future

The new SAR government just took office on July 1. The "Youth Innovation and Research Database" established by the Youth Research Center of the Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups released today (3rd) a research report on "Youth's Vision for the Future of Hong Kong".

The results show that among the 1,054 local youths surveyed, 46.9% of the respondents are pessimistic about the future development of Hong Kong, and only 17.5% are optimistic. They generally believe that housing, trust in the government, and the disparity between the rich and the poor are the top three most urgent needs of the new government. issues dealt with.

The representative of the group said that he believed that the new government should seize the opportunity just established to shape a vision for society and bring new hope to young people, citizens and society. He also suggested that the authorities invite young people to participate in the discussion on the formulation and review of key performance indicators, and gradually Close the distance with the younger generation.

From May 13th to 29th this year, the Youth Innovation and Research Bank sent invitation emails to members aged 15 to 34, inviting them to complete the questionnaire online, and a total of 1,054 responses were received.

The survey found that the social issues that the respondents believed that the new government needed to be addressed most urgently were housing shortage, lack of trust in the government, and the disparity between the rich and the poor, accounting for 66.5%, 41.3% and 37.8% respectively. It ranked fourth, accounting for 35.7%, similar to the third.

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Respondents most expect the new government to do for the youth, the top three are solving the youth housing problem, accounting for 45%, listening to the voice of the youth, 35.3%, and repairing relations, accounting for 27.5%.

As for expectations, Hong Kong in 10 years will be the most free city with 38.3%, followed by prosperity and stability with 32.4%, and a livable city with 25.2%.

The study also found that 46.9% of the respondents were pessimistic about the future development of Hong Kong, while only 17.5% were optimistic.

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Some respondents said that Hong Kong lacks a common goal that can focus on the public, and the current society is also in many uncertain stages, making it difficult to see the future of Hong Kong; Mainly including the development of Hong Kong's economy to the bottleneck, the industry choices are also narrow, and most of the space and achievements have been grasped by the older generation, and the opportunities for upward mobility are narrowed.

Youth Innovation and Research Bank: The new government should shape the vision and bring new hope to the society

Lin Jinghui, Convenor of the "Governance" category of the Youth Innovation and Research Bank, said that factors such as recent social events and the ongoing COVID-19 epidemic have brought unprecedented challenges to the governance of the SAR government, and the society also lacks mutual trust. The new government should grasp the The newly established opportunity has shaped the vision for the society and brought new hope to the youth, citizens and society; another group member suggested that the authorities invite youth to participate in the discussion on the formulation and review of key performance indicators, open up a new platform for youth participation, and at the same time promote the authorities Performance measurement is more "down-to-earth".

Gradually narrow the distance between society and the younger generation.

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