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.
