Overview June 2022∣Youth Hong Kong
Seeking direction for a new start l Hong Kong youth are seeking balance and direction by looking outwards to their future. l A new start involves taking a realistic look at their options, hampered as they may currently be by the economic slowdown and the pandemic. l Unemployment, unpredictability and uncertainty surround the zero-covid strategy, so many find it difficult to make plans. l Exploring the huge potential of the GBA is an undeniably feasible pathway for those who are job mobile and ready to leave their comfort zone.
l 本港失業率上升、疫情反覆帶來 的不確定性，令許多青年難以制 定長遠個人發展計劃。 l 對工作流動性較強、不介意離開 香港的青年來說，前往大灣區探 索發展無疑是一個可行的就業方 向。
Advice to young people about making life pathway decisions is never simple. At a time of great uncertainty, when is the best time for them to decide whether to make a move? Whether to the Greater Bay Area (GBA) or beyond, nowadays, any decision on making a new start involves taking in the macro view. In Hong Kong, it includes an appreciation of ambitious infrastructure projects for two new metropolises within the territory, complete with new roads and railways. Once this is achieved, Hong Kong may offer more opportunities but will also be within easier reach of the ten other cities of the GBA: Macao, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Zhuhai, Foshan, Huizhou, Dongguan, Zhongshan, Jiangmen and Zhaoqing. The massive project of the GBA involves the creation of a new economic powerhouse. The two new Hong Kong metropolises are envisaged on a matching scale. The Northern Metropolis is to cover 300 km² in the northern New Territories. This is destined to be an innovation and technology hub. There is also to be a so-called San Tin Technopole of 150 km² near the Lok Ma Chau Loop devoted to healthtech. 4
