What was gained by the peaceful demonstration?Original Post Deleted
Independent (like Taiwan)
Follow 1C2S (existing)
Become another city of China (like Shanghai)
Returned to UK
All of my friends here are locals, mostly from my partner. We go out in gatherings of 50-100 people, no one that I met (local) shares your views.
Expats are not in the top 2% either. Most expats are in low level jobs purely for face purposes. Or middle management at companies. A lot of the true wealth here are Chinese. There are exceptions for long term expats who have a portfolio of properties here in HK.
Hongkongers had tried 22 years of peaceful protests.
Economically, Hong Kong has become the undisputed king of crony capitalism.
Politically, there is rapid acceleration of Mainlandisation.
If I am wrong on that OK but I pretty sure there were the two massive peaceful demonstrations with the midweek one which got a bit heavier. Didn't she then cite the midweek one as making her rethink? I am going from memory so open to correction.Original Post Deleted
So you are saying that Carrie Lam did not totally ignore the peaceful demonstrations but remarked on the more violent ones before suspending the bill? I have a memory of that but then I am a senior citizen so the memory is not what it was.
You are saying that international coverage has not increased dramatically with the tear gas and beatings? That the use of triads did not magnify international coverage?