Dr G Walter in his letter suggested that if one is well-paid, one cannot or should not complain of injustices. I find this argument curious at best. Walter further suggested that I and Ryan Davidson harbour bitterness which has its roots in deprivation of 'more wealth'.

Shaukat Ali also thought I was being vitriolic. Or maybe he thought Ryan was the guilty one. I wonder how Walter and Shaukat Ali are able to make such observations based on what I wrote.

I wish to elaborate on a point I made in my earlier letter that judging from the current state of affairs, I see no changes to the way things are run in this country.

The young ruling elite has demonstrated a continuing focus on the 'social contract', the interpretation and application of which has lead to - and will continue to lead to - anomalies in resource allocations, chiefly of higher education opportunities.

I don't see how the above point makes one bitter or 'vitriolic'. Have I been deprived of more wealth thus resulting in bitterness or vitriol?

Hardly. Like I said, my wife and I are both earning reasonably good incomes. In fact, where I am now affords more opportunities for more wealth, precisely because I am surrounded by well- connected people, including the young ruling elite class.

It is this proximity which tells me the social contract will be enforced for as long and as far as I can see. I think this is unjust. I can ignore the injustice, continue to enrich myself, and pack my kid off to another country for a first-class education.

Or, I can uproot now and remove ourselves from such injustices.

In his final point, Walter seems to concede there are more civil liberties in certain countries. He implied however, that immigrants do not deserve these benefits as they have not fought for them.

Actually, I am only taking my kid to a place where I think she has a better fighting chance. Just like my great grandfather did when he left China so many years ago.