Hong Kong Young Writers Anthologies Winners 2020 | Page 50

Winning Entries
so is there nothing
nothing at all
that you like
about this megalopolis?
well i suppose… the people
what, you mean the
broken relationships and strained
marriages which come from
overworking and huge stress loads?
just look at the child’s parents, for
goodness’ sake! last time they all
spent a day together was christmas
two years ago!
although that can be true, i
meant how it sometimes feels like
you’re just going for a stroll in the park
and instead you come out of it with a
new friend. the ease of forging lifelong
relationships and finding those who
you truly love and care about is
unbelievable. never in such a large
place have people felt more connected.
decades ago, i would never have
fathomed that one of the ten highest GDPs
in the world belonged not even to a country,
but rather a cluster of powerful cities that
have pushed Silicon Valley out of business.
all we ever say now is “buy, buy, buy!”, and
it’s acting as steroids for our inhumanely
strong economy. family businesses are
cropping up everyday and the question
facing budding entrepreneurs is no longer
“should I?”, more so “when?”
the places and their history, so
intangible and rich in culture…
portuguese, british and chinese influences
all under one flag. the colonists may have
left but their delectable food and complex
traditions remain always.
the opportunities are
endless - long were the days when
unemployment was rife and we
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