In the 5 minute interview, I tried to squeeze in as much as possible. First of all, it is a good opportunity for young people in Hong Kong. There are, however, some issues to consider. Since the firms pay only part of the salary, will these be real jobs with good learning opportunity? What happens when the program is finished? Will the firms keep the jobs? Will the young people have acquired enough experience to help them in their career?
Hong Kong is such a small place. Youths surely should venture out of Hong Kong. Not just to Greater Bay Area, but also other countries.
With the rapid development in Mainland China, the competitive advantages that Hong Kong youths used to enjoy are diminishing. Yet they can still retain certain edges. The universities in Hong Kong have been working hard to nurture their global competency, with plenty of opportunities for exchange, …, and service-learning. PolyU, in particular, has been sending students all over the world, to experience different cultures, languages, people, environment, events, …, with great benefit. Just now, a student from Computing was offered an internship that pays HKD 40,000 a month. It is a testimony of the great competitiveness of some of our students.
One of the areas with greatest opportunities for development in China is, obviously, information technology.
Our students have also learned a lot from the service-learning opportunities. We took a team to Gansu. The students from Beijing, Shenzhen and the coastal cities are surprised by the poverty and the big discrepancy from coastal cities. But the backwardness also present great opportunities. How can we help them develop? It motivates the students to learn. Challenges can also be great opportunities.
I would have loved to say a lot more. But 5 minutes is all I had.
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