What did Hong Kong do to become so uncool? | South China Morning Post
There are probably many reasons but probably the top two for me are
1) Constant TV coverage in the Mainland saying Hong Kong is an ungrateful and obnoxious city
2) Only new policy of any impact in the 17 years has been the single tourist visa debacle. The rest is stagnation.
Obviously there is the K-Wave and many countries now fight for attention where 30 years ago Hong Kong was a beacon of liberty and social freedoms. The Mainland hasn't really eclipsed Hong Kong as the Major cities of Shanghai, Beijing and Guangzhou are still not that nice in relative terms to other global cities.
Why do you think Hong Kong is now so un-cool?