Recently, Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong (DAB), a political party in Hong Kong, has launched “The Way of Governance: A Course on the Concepts of Governance” to nurture talents with a “thorough knowledge about the changes from ancient times to the present”. Why does DAB suddenly value talents so much? The answer can be found in a DAB’s YouTube video. In the recording, Vice Chairman Mr. Gary CHAN Hak-kan opens the door of his office and asks, “Why is it empty?”, implying that Hong Kong’s got no talent to help itself cope with the changes in the future.
However, a very important question arises from the list of guest speakers of the course. The mainland speakers invited by the DAB are from various age groups, while most of the Hong Kong speakers are older than 65 years old. Why can the mainland find so many talents? Just because of its huge population? Don’t forget that Hong Kong is actually one of the most populated cities in the world! Does Hong Kong lack talents or “Bo Le“?
If the leaders of DAB had read the “An Essay on Horse” written by Han Yu, they might have changed their promotion strategy a long time ago.
