Brain Drain

Against the background of immigration and the withdrawal of foreign capital, how to retain overseas talents has become a major problem for Hong Kong.

Guild member Tang Jiahua wrote an article today (25th), pointing out that don’t blame the social events and epidemic in 2019. There are four fundamental problems in the difficulty of finding foreign talents, including the shortage of recreational and sports facilities such as golf courses, the shortage of international schools, and the lack of private buildings. , and bear the original political sin of "one country, two systems".

Tang Jiahua specifically compared Hong Kong with Singapore, saying that the quality of life in Hong Kong is not as good as that of Singapore. For example, the population of Hong Kong is more than 2 million less than that of Singapore, but the number of private golf courses is less than half of that of the other side. He believes that the government proposes to convert "half of Fanling golf courses into public housing estates”, which runs counter to the goal of attracting talent, as overseas talent generally advocates such campaigns.

He also said that the ratio of public and private housing construction is set at a "seven to three ratio", which has pushed the price of high-quality private housing to its peak, and also discouraged overseas talents.

Although it is a good place to make money, the quality of life is not as good as that of Sin Chew

Tang Jiahua pointed out that Singapore is a competitor of Hong Kong in terms of talents. Although Hong Kong is a "good place to make money", it focuses on the quality of life to attract talents.

He said that overseas talents value "cultural arts and minority sports", including golf, sailing and water skiing, but Hong Kong's facilities for these sports are far behind other world-class cities.

Taking golf courses as an example, he pointed out that Singapore, with a population of only about 5 million, has 14 private and three public courses; Hong Kong, with a population of over 7 million, has only six semi-private courses and three public courses.

In terms of living environment, he pointed out that the per capita living area of ​​Hong Kong is 13.5 square meters, far behind Singapore's 24 square meters.

In the eyes of many overseas senior professionals, Hong Kong is just a concrete forest with a serious lack of community greening. It is an undeniable fact that Hong Kong is an "unlivable city".

Said that Singapore's one-party dictatorship Hong Kong respects freedom and opposes public opinion

In terms of politics, Tang Jiahua mentioned that Singapore is a "one-party dictatorship, not more democratic than the region", and severely represses freedom of speech and human rights. In contrast, Hong Kong is more open. "Unfortunately, Singapore has a strong government, but ours is weak government".

He lamented that because Hong Kong respects freedom of speech and human rights, it is subject to public opinion and populist demands on major issues, and has long been at a disadvantage in international public opinion, making "one country, two systems" the political "original sin" of Hong Kong; on the contrary, Singapore has been "touted" ', giving the illusion that Singapore's political environment is better than Hong Kong's.

He believes that the biggest challenge for Hong Kong is to find a balance in this environment. He said that he must be extra careful, "Don't overdo it under the turbulent public sentiment and easily give up the important responsibility of maintaining the financial and commercial center of the SAR."

He also stressed that he did not underestimate the interests and demands of the general public, nor did he deny the need to build more public housing. quality of life” and believes that it is necessary to find the right balance.

Tang Jiahua owns the membership of Fanling Golf Club.

According to the data, the total area of ​​the Fanling Golf Course is about 172 hectares. The government plans to recover 32 hectares of them, which is nearly 20% of the total golf course area. Among them, 9.5 hectares with low natural ecological value are planned to build 12,000 public housing units.

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