John Lee, the sole candidate in Hong Kong’s chief executive election subsequently elected on May 8, recently released his political platform. In it, he mentioned the career development of junior high students suffering from crowded housing conditions, and indicated that he would offer assistance.
In recent years, young people in the territory have been handicapped by the decline in upward social mobility opportunities; they cannot hope to afford their own housing except with their parents’ support. Hence their dissatisfaction has been exacerbating, especially regarding the widening gap between the rich and the poor.
These problems are not unique to Hong Kong; they are common throughout East Asia. But the youth of Hong Kong realize that they have no democracy; the government does not have to be accountable to the people, and they have no voice in the chief executive election.
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