HK is dying
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....and with it Cathay, as this article clearly shows. The coming world recession, combined with Beijing's animosity and the ever worsening economic and social state of HK mean that this airline is going in only one direction. Good luck to any who stay, you'll need it.
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ACMS. MM is correct. If you think the current troubles are like anything experienced in the past 20 years you are dreaming. Do you, or for that matter, anyone believe that Beijing will ever allow "business as usual" to carry on in HK after this? If so, i've got a bridge in Brooklyn or a unicorn you can purchase. I might add that to the complete social breakdown in HK, you can add the economic damage to HK, CX and the fact that our management have effectively already turned us into a LCC. It's not about HK encountering a "speed bump", it's the fact that nearly every negative that could be conceived has arrived at the same time. So no, nothing like the past 20 years.
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I'm enjoying watching the ever worsening political situation in HK, from afar. Last year was my exit .
I'm happy CX is feeling the heat. They are arrogant to their employees, contemptuous with unfathomable nonsense spouted by their dilapidated pr machine.
Lets hope the protesters continue to have a very real and significant effect on the bottom line of these archaic organisations such as CX . The pilots will naïvely stand firm of course, but we know its a valiant but pointless stand. Numbers will have to be reduced, furloughed or whatever. The overtime pots will vanish and those milking the 100k housing and 300k schooling may have to reel in their excess.
which really is the reason for the protests. Too much for too few . Privilege and elitism.
What a horrible place Hong Kong has become. Good luck guys.
I'm happy CX is feeling the heat. They are arrogant to their employees, contemptuous with unfathomable nonsense spouted by their dilapidated pr machine.
Lets hope the protesters continue to have a very real and significant effect on the bottom line of these archaic organisations such as CX . The pilots will naïvely stand firm of course, but we know its a valiant but pointless stand. Numbers will have to be reduced, furloughed or whatever. The overtime pots will vanish and those milking the 100k housing and 300k schooling may have to reel in their excess.
which really is the reason for the protests. Too much for too few . Privilege and elitism.
What a horrible place Hong Kong has become. Good luck guys.
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If anyone else is locked out of the SCMP by Cloudflare, the article is also available here:
https://sg.news.yahoo.com/hong-kong-...080105337.html
https://sg.news.yahoo.com/hong-kong-...080105337.html
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Im enjoying watching the ever worsening political situation in HK, from afar. Last year was my exit .
Im happy CX is feeling the heat. They are arrogant to their employees, contemptuous with unfathomable nonsense spouted by their dilapidated pr machine.
Lets hope the protesters continue to have a very real and significant effect on the bottom line of these archaic organisations such as CX . The pilots will naïvely stand firm of course, but we know its a valiant but pointless stand. Numbers will have to be reduced, furloughed or whatever. The overtime pots will vanish and those milking the 100k housing and 300k schooling may have to reel in their excess.
which really is the reason for the protests. Too much for too few . Privilege and elitism.
What a horrible place Hong Kong has becone. Good luck guys.
Im happy CX is feeling the heat. They are arrogant to their employees, contemptuous with unfathomable nonsense spouted by their dilapidated pr machine.
Lets hope the protesters continue to have a very real and significant effect on the bottom line of these archaic organisations such as CX . The pilots will naïvely stand firm of course, but we know its a valiant but pointless stand. Numbers will have to be reduced, furloughed or whatever. The overtime pots will vanish and those milking the 100k housing and 300k schooling may have to reel in their excess.
which really is the reason for the protests. Too much for too few . Privilege and elitism.
What a horrible place Hong Kong has becone. Good luck guys.
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Hong Kong is a place where pure liberalism and capitalism showed the world how unfair a system can be. You don’t want to be old, sick and living in a cage that’s for sure. So yes, the elites will suffer, the others most likely too as the nice system they have in the mainland isn’t any more fair.
Having said that, Hong Kong was also one of the coolest, most exciting, interesting and diverse place on earth, so it really is a pity it had to end when it was given back decades ago. But to be honest I am surprised people expected anything different. It’d be like expecting Chavez’s Venezuela taking care of the European oil elite.
When you move to such a far (culturally and geographically) place, unfortunately political/social/economical shifts can happen. Some had it super good, a long time ago now. For the rest of us, like most things for our generation, it’s not what it used to be and it’s not getting any better. I’d get used to it or find a more suitable place.
Having said that, Hong Kong was also one of the coolest, most exciting, interesting and diverse place on earth, so it really is a pity it had to end when it was given back decades ago. But to be honest I am surprised people expected anything different. It’d be like expecting Chavez’s Venezuela taking care of the European oil elite.
When you move to such a far (culturally and geographically) place, unfortunately political/social/economical shifts can happen. Some had it super good, a long time ago now. For the rest of us, like most things for our generation, it’s not what it used to be and it’s not getting any better. I’d get used to it or find a more suitable place.
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And that's the crux of it. Too many people on the planet now. Where exactly is a more suitable place any more? Everywhere seems to have "issues" now.
Oh, and then there'll be the impact of this for CX to contend with... don't tell me they hedged wrongly again...
https://www.wsj.com/articles/oil-pri...ck-11568585160
Oh, and then there'll be the impact of this for CX to contend with... don't tell me they hedged wrongly again...
https://www.wsj.com/articles/oil-pri...ck-11568585160
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dry humped for favour..
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Hong Kong is dying? Just like when the British left, and when there was a currency crisis, and when there was sars?
Things always change, it is true, but Hong Kong is far from dying. As a matter of fact, a little revolution now and then is not bad, it shows the spirit of the people.
Things always change, it is true, but Hong Kong is far from dying. As a matter of fact, a little revolution now and then is not bad, it shows the spirit of the people.
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Oasis isn't wrong... per se... it's just that Hong Kong will mainlandize faster. Hong Kong will become Shianggang. If the mainland were so splendifoursly awesome, why are none of us living right across the border. Guys rather commute from KL, MNL, BKK or even EUROPE than live in Shenzhen. Figure. It. Out.
We all know the score.
RIP Hong Kong
We all know the score.
RIP Hong Kong