關愛香港 Care and Love for Hong Kong

關愛香港 Care and Love for Hong Kong

周偉文

個多月來，因著修訂「反送中」條例，香港巿民與政府形勢變得極其緊張。每週數以十萬計巿民上街遊行，表達對特區政府的不滿，各地區展示巿民心聲的連儂牆成為了大家宣洩憤怒的象徵。每一次和平示威後，都有少數群眾與警方發生衝突，亦有衝擊代表法治社會的立法會，激烈情況不斷上升。特區政府到了今天，仍沒有具體方法去紓緩及解決這情況。

英國金融時報提及特首林鄭月娥曾多次向中央政府辭職，中央政府卻要她先解決這爛攤子及表明沒有人願意接手這燙手山芋，港澳辦事處對這報導不予置評。

按照特首林鄭月娥早前的公佈，「反送中」條例的修訂已壽終正寢，但政府的強硬管治權威及多次以警力打壓及逮捕示威巿民，卻導致年青人與政府的對立。不少巿民及社會領袖對現時政府的管治及社會狀況表示極大憂慮，更相信一國兩制已無法繼續，香港的繁榮安定備受挑戰。

面對這些轉變，香港社會變得極不穩定。香港大學醫學院上週發表的研究表示，港人中患疑似抑鬱症比例由2011年的1.3%在近月激增至9.1％，成為精神健康疫症。而維持治安的警察，身處政府與巿民角力的夾縫，已接近崩潰。部份警察顯示出仇視示威者的暴力行為，而巿民亦開始以暴力對待警察，巿民要與警察和解，並不容易，而彼此的信任度，更降到最低。香港的安定及社會秩序倒退，很快會在經濟發展中顯示出來，資金、投資、旅遊及營商、及香港前景發展等將受到影響。

港人在這時期，查詢移民者大增，相信在未來離開香港另建家園者會大增。澳洲向來是港人移民的主要國家之一，因此可見未來港人將大量移澳。三十多年前移居澳洲的港人，相信能成為這批新來者的幫助。

對於政治動盪，我們未必能有多少影響，不過伸出支持的手，協助後來者安居，卻是我們每一個人都能作的。我盼望華人社區能把對香港的愛護，轉化為支持新移民的力量，與他們同行。

For more than a month tension between the HKSAR government and the public has been escalating due to the anti extradition bill movement. Tens of thousands of people took to the streets every week to protest and the Lennon walls are filled up with messages of grievances. After every peaceful rally there happened be violent conflicts between the police and small groups of protesters; the situation has been worsening, even with the attack on the LegCo supposedly the icon of the lawful society. The government seems to have lost control so far.

The Financial Times talked about Carrie Lam’s intended resignation which was reportedly not accepted by the Chinese government as nobody would take over until she could have cleared up the mess. The Chinese government has not responded to this.

According to Carrie Lam’s announcement, the proposed bill was dead. But the government’s and police’s ways of handling the public voicing their opposition have turned on hostility of the younger generation. Majority of the society and the leaders express their worries on the sustainability of the ‘one country, two systems’ and the erosion of Hong Kong’s prosperity and stability.

Hong Kong society is facing a turmoil. HKU medical faculty published a survey result to tell Hong Kong people diagnosed with suspected depression has surged from a rate of 1.3% in 2011 to a widespread 9.1% recently. HK police with their role of enforcing law and order are under immense pressure going in between the government and the protesters. At times both the police and the protesters crossed with hatred and violence, with no mutual trust at all. This means Hong Kong’s law and order has been regressing. Hong Kong’s economy and future  would be adversely impacted on too as capital, investment, tourism and business take the toll.

Immigration inquiring surges over this period in Hong Kong;  inevitably Australia would be one of their hot pick. Certainly for us as immigrants to here since 30 plus years ago could len them helping hands.

We cannot do much to change the politics of Hong Kong but we can be of help to those who may come aboard. I hope our love on Hong Kong can fuel us to support new comers from Hong Kong.