Hong Kong is on my doorstep. It was a major factor in my choice of cities. It is getting Chinese'd. They are mad, and rightfully so.

Universal sufferage they were promised will never happen. The economy is in the toilet.

Not good for inclusion.

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Originally posted by Dykes_on_Jay Hong Kong is on my doorstep. It was a major factor in my choice of cities. It is getting Chinese'd. They are mad, and rightfully so. Universal sufferage they were promised will never happen. The economy is in the toilet. Not good for inclusion.

I had a lot of mates that tried to hang on over there after the handover but bit by bit, they gave up. Having to give 50% of your business away to a Chinese sponsor was the last straw for most. It's still easier to do business there than the mainland just because of the anglicized heritage, but it's not the trade boon it once used to be.

Your mate were wrong. You don't half to give up half in HK...they should have looked into things a bit more.

That being said, China still ruined the place.

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Originally posted by Dykes_on_Jay I can't speak for Singapore, Lira; however Hong Kong is a vit more accepting. The problem is, since the handoff to China and the struggling lifestyle most HK'ers feel, they are slowly but surely headed the same way. Most of the angst os against the Chinese, but have nots looking ate haves anywhere in Asia tend to be the same.

I see. I once read that the most nationalist among them tend to call mainlanders "locusts" because "the come in swarms and destroy everything they see"

And I often see news about South-East Asian maids being kept in horrible conditions by some affluent residents. Sad stuff

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Correct. You can see posters of the locust thing everywhere in HK.


The big thing is that HK can't exist without China. HK doesn't have the size or resources to be self sufficient. Everything from water to produce must be provided from the mainland.

They are a bit fucked.

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