Tommy Tong Column Uses Adoption as Metaphor for Taking in Migrants
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On 21 October 2026, Tommy Tong wrote in his Ming Pao Daily Economy column, using the story of a cha chaan teng customer who adopted a son only to be betrayed as a metaphor for taking in migrants being more trouble than it is worth. He argued that adopted children not only fail to show gratitude but also damage the adoptive family, and said Chinese people adopt children so that the adopted sons and daughters bear the family's hardships.
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- 明報·每日經濟Tang Man-Leung: Taking in Migrants Does More Harm Than Good
Tang Man-Leung, in a column, uses the story of a cha chaan teng customer who adopted a foster son only to be betrayed as a metaphor for how taking in migrants does more harm than good. He argues that adopted children not only feel no gratitude but will instead destroy the adoptive family, and says Chinese people adopt children so that the adopted sons and daughters will endure the family's hardships.
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