Honoured to join the China Institute of Strategy and Management’s seminar in Beijing. The high-level discussion focused on Northeast China Revitalization and Corporate Globalization Strategy, chaired by Mr. Weng Jieming, Deputy Director of the Economic Affairs Committee of NPC. During the panel, I highlighted how China’s industrial transformation provides a strategic foundation for Chinese enterprises going global. Beyond strengthening competitiveness, companies should actively shape the international discourse and integrate human-centered values into global operations—essential for building sustainable and respected global brands. A meaningful dialogue on coordinated regional development and responsible globalization.

Faced with the devastating fire at Hongfuyuan that claimed 160 lives, we cannot stop at mourning; we must take action. The Minsi Policy Research Institute has released a new report, "Institutional Loopholes Nurturing Enclosures […]".

We held a "Digital and Humanities Education Seminar" and a teacher professional development workshop, demonstrating innovative applications of artificial intelligence in curriculum design and teaching, and inspiring cross-disciplinary thinking among teachers and students. Simultaneously, we launched the fourth "# Little Historians" program, where I shared with students the development trajectory of Hong Kong as an international financial, shipping, and trade center, using small phenomena in Hong Kong society to illuminate the broader global landscape. This year's program, supported by Bank of China (Hong Kong), received support from over 50 schools and 150 history-gifted students, putting into practice "learning history outside the classroom," and laying a solid foundation for future history professionals.

Serving as a judge for the "Mingbian Cup" debate competition, I witnessed over thirty teams of young students engage in in-depth discussions on two major topics: "Development of Hong Kong Youth in Mainland China" and "Difficulty for Post-2000s Generation to Rise to the Top." Mainland China offers a variety of opportunities—diverse jobs, broad career advancement prospects, and high recognition of professional qualifications—but the reason students hesitate boils down to one thing: lower salary levels compared to Hong Kong. They revealed a remarkably realistic mindset: a mixture of anticipation for society's future and anxiety about their personal circumstances. Didn't we all experience the same sense of uncertainty when we first entered the workforce? Compared to us post-90s generation, this new generation of youth are digital natives with an amazing ability to adapt, and I believe they are more likely to find their place in this era of transformation.

In recent years, the mainland has emphasized the Fengqiao Experience, which emphasizes "resolving conflicts locally rather than escalating them." I also presented research on grassroots governance in Hong Kong at Jinan University in Guangzhou, interviewing district councilors, members of the three councils, and community workers such as community care teams to explore the possibility of resident co-governance. The seminar was hosted by the Guangdong Provincial Federation of Social Sciences and organized by the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Think Tank Association and the Institute for One Country, Two Systems and Basic Law at Jinan University. More than 100 experts and scholars participated, enabling the three regions to work together to promote the modernization of social governance in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area and to build academic consensus for regional development.