After the crazy chief executive debate, our society is gradually being restored to rationality. Now that Leung Chun-ying is the chief executive-designate, what does that mean for Hong Kong in the next five years?
Some of Leung's opponents have made a big fuss about how he might destroy Hong Kong's core values. This claim is counter-intuitive - if values are so vulnerable, how can they be 'core values'?
The core values of any place on earth are the result of many years of accumulation and are therefore highly resistant to change, let alone destruction. Nobody, not even a political leader, can destroy them in a relatively short span of five years.
Moreover, what are the core values of Hong Kong? Everyone probably has his or her own version of core values. We understand many dissidents champion freedom, democracy and the rule of law. Granted, these represent the common core values of some Hong Kong citizens, but questions remain as to whether they are endangered and, if so, whether it is because Leung is chief executive-elect.