Thinking Aloud

Are older generations doing right by their young?

Chua Mui Hoong

muihoong@sph.com.sg
Published
Nov 24, 2019, 5:00 am SGT

The Hong Kong protests are an example of what happens when the young are let down by their elders and betters. It's important to give young people a good future and to accommodate their desires.

Scrolling through my wire and Feedback news feeds, I have been assailed in recent weeks with a sense of gratitude bordering on complacency about being Singaporean.

I feel that on many big issues of governance, we've got it mostly right.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Sunday Times on November 24, 2019, with the headline 'Are older generations doing right by their young?'. Print Edition | Subscribe
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