After praising the Education Bureau's tightening of the application criteria for children of 'High Talent Pass' holders to enroll in subsidized post-secondary courses as a 'virtuous act', Leung Chun-ying, Vice Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, wrote an article today (5th) discussing talent policies. He mentioned that various government talent immigration programs have attracted 220,000 talents and their families to Hong Kong, but the private housing occupancy in the city has not changed much in the past five years, indicating that the majority of talent families have not settled in Hong Kong, but instead returned to the mainland after obtaining their identity cards. Leung used the 'non-local infants' issue he handled during his time as Chief Executive as an example, warning that the current talent policy brings similar uncertainties to Hong Kong, and the number of people involved is much larger than that of the 'non-local infants'. He pointed out that the government needs to scientifically predict long-term population size and structural changes to reduce uncertainties. Leung recalled that the influx of non-local pregnant women coming to Hong Kong to give birth caused resource congestion issues, including Hong Kong pregnant women unable to book delivery beds, the Maternal and Child Health Centre in the North District filled with infants from various parts of the mainland for check-ups, and kindergartens being in short supply. Leung recalled that the 'non-local infants' brought great uncertainty to social planning, as most of them returned to the mainland after birth, and could do so at any time, but it was unknown when they would move to Hong Kong. At that time, the government set quotas for non-local pregnant women coming to Hong Kong to give birth, which rationalized the issue. I called a halt to the policy of non-local pregnant women coming to Hong Kong to give birth even before I was elected Chief Executive, one of the reasons being that Hong Kong lacked the ability to predict and bear the consequences. The government said that as of June this year, 330,000 talent applications have been approved, and 220,000 talents and their families have already arrived in Hong Kong, exceeding the original government target. He also cited the 2025 statistics from the Valuation and Rating Office, indicating that from 2020 to 2024, the occupancy of private housing in the city remained below 20,000 per year, 'indicating that the majority of talent families have not settled in Hong Kong, but instead returned to the mainland as a family after obtaining their identity cards'. When do these talents come to Hong Kong? What is the family structure? What is the demand for various social services? It seems that similar uncertainties, as those of the non-local infants, are emerging again, and the number of people is much larger than that of the non-local infants. If half of the talents are predicted to settle in Hong Kong, the government must once again significantly increase its efforts in land development and housing construction. Leung emphasized that to be responsible to both Hong Kong residents and mainland talents, the above-mentioned issues must be objectively, seriously, and scientifically addressed. Social stability cannot be compromised by too much uncertainty.