Congratulations Hong Kong
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Congratulations Hong Kong
Congratulations Hong Kong celebrating the 25th anniversary of the handover to China under the one country two system in 1997. As a resident of Hong Kong for many years, it is very pleasing to see that Hong Kong has once again moved forward to future prosperity after the unrest during the past few years.
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I worked in Hong Kong in 1996 and all the Hongkongers I knew were dreading the handover.
Unfortunately with all the water supplies coming from Mainland China the handover was inevitable.
Their fears have come true.
Unfortunately with all the water supplies coming from Mainland China the handover was inevitable.
Their fears have come true.
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It has proved one thing - any agreements made with the Chinese communist government aren't worth the paper they are written on. Plus Xi Jin Ping is as big a liar a Vlad Putin.
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Originally Posted by LowNSlow
I worked in Hong Kong in 1996 and all the Hongkongers I knew were dreading the handover.
Unfortunately with all the water supplies coming from Mainland China the handover was inevitable.
Their fears have come true.
Unfortunately with all the water supplies coming from Mainland China the handover was inevitable.
Their fears have come true.
Slightly after you on a certain airport contract that Beijing was against at first. There were a lot of Yacht People heading for US West Coast and talking with some Canadian while on holiday from Vancouver they said they are still coming with Vancouver sizes mushrooming as a result. I do not think the UK appears to be getting that high end immigration but I maybe wrong.
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I always thought that HK would be kept as a special economic area to the advantage of the PRC, a bridge between the outside world and China, especially regarding financing and financial businesses. It seems to be the case that the economic growth in many of the regions of SE/SW China have made HK superfluous and the process of absorbing HK into the whole is underway.
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Yes, for every Hong Konger that leaves for greener pastures abroad because they cannot tolerate the Chinese clampdown on democracy, there are a number of mainland Chinese waiting to take their place.
Eventually mainland Chinese will be in the majority and any hope of democracy dies, replaced with the Party line.
Eventually mainland Chinese will be in the majority and any hope of democracy dies, replaced with the Party line.
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I do not think the UK appears to be getting that high end immigration but I maybe wrong.
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Originally Posted by Prince of Dzun
Congratulations Hong Kong celebrating the 25th anniversary of the handover to China under the one country two system in 1997. As a resident of Hong Kong for many years, it is very pleasing to see that Hong Kong has once again moved forward to future prosperity after the unrest during the past few years.
Prince of Dzun
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Originally Posted by Uplinker
Very amusing that the Chinese leader said that Hong Kong is now more democratic than when run by the UK.
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This came from Bloomberg and is purported to be the quarantine centre on the old runway at Kai Tak. It looks a bit CGI but then they build them like that anyway. What caught my attention was the style of construction, which was built by a mainland Chinese company. Haven't we seen similar constructions in Xinjiang province? It's not about the Covid is it?
