I might be the only student in HKU student union in 1989 deciding not to join the student protest. I was severely criticized at that time by other students, for not participating in student protests. After 1989, Beijing was in serious recession for 5 to 10 years, especially in the real property sector. Diplomatic connections were re-connected gradually. I hope Hong Kong need not go through that painful experience again. Democracy is a common good, but let things take their natural course, and evolve in a natural way. Occupy the main carriageway is not lawful and democratic. The unlawful means will taint the lawful ends. 25 years later, I would still make the same decision and would not participate in the students protect. The students should return to campus. It is for the opposition and the ruling party to work out how the opposition may share power with the ruling party and in what way. Students protests run the risk of becoming increasingly unmanageable. Obstruction only hurts the competitiveness of Hong Kong, benefiting nobody here, apart from releasing some emotion. exhausting the police officers. The well-paid politician owes Hong Kong people a duty to resolve the present political standoff by sensible and rational political means. Streets are not the venue to resolve political problem. Students are not the people who should pay the price for democracy.
Posted on: Mon, 27 Oct 2014 09:47:23 +0000
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