Pros for Hong Kong over Singapore:
1. Stronger rule of law and more freedoms
Not really:
- HKG does not have a full democracy, the Chief Executive of HKG is elected by a group of anonymous 'industry representatives', or fawning Toadies if you will, who only have their companies commercial gain to think of.
(A few years ago 500,000 people marched in protest of no full democracy, that's not bad for a city of 6,000,000 people)
- If Article 23 is finally passed into law, then anything said about the mainland gov, that is deemed to be too hard to swallow by the Chinese Communist Party representative here, will be suppressed and may end in imprisonment - an end to Free Speech
- If you commit a crime and you "Have a good education and are from a good local family" then your sentence will be reduced significantly
- If you are a member of the Legco (Legislative Council) and you're company is trading lots of properties to make a fast buck in this overheating property market and you fail to mention it in your conflict of interests....well the Chief Executive comes to your aide and suggests "it may have slipped your mind to mention it, don't worry".