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Table 1: A study on the core values recognised by two generations from HKFYG

Age 18-29 Age 54-73 (with their children)

Core values Average score Number of respondents Average score Number of respondents

Social stability 7.39 300 7.77 302
Rule of Law 7.71 300 7.63 302

Democracy 7.84 300 6.30 297

Freedom 8.18 300 7.14 299
Fairness 7.96 300 7.52 301

Source: HKFYG

“ tem,” she says.
“It is the intertwinement between
Young people generational and ideological

see inequality differences that has caused the
political differences between the
in society. older and younger generation,” Ku

Employment concludes.
opportunities are

not very promising
and social Agnes Ku Shek-mei

advancement has (Photo courtesy of Agnes Ku
Shuk-mei)
become difficult

”
has strong ties with China, while the
latter seeks to separate themselves
from the Chinese identity and con-
nect with the rest of the world.
She observes that a sharp sense
of localism has emerged among the
young generation recently as re-
flected in the significant presence of
young protesters in the anti-ELAB
movement. The young generation
emphasizes individual autonomy
and core values that separate Hong
Kong from China to resist the inte-
gration between the two. “Such a
trend of localism reflects the mis-
trust in the existing political sys-

Family conflict over the anti-ELAB protest