Is the question in any way relevant?
Hong Kong people are probably more concerned about what Hello Kitty toy is available at McD's (there are loads in my office!!! WTF?!?!) than sit around considering their preference of British or China rule.
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14-07-2009, 12:35 PM #31
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14-07-2009, 12:56 PM #32
calling to ban someone.. who do you think you are? your post is full of personal attacks.. you make me sick.
CK1 you are nothing but an oxygen thief..
And just here to incite ethnic tension, nothing more or less... UKHKBOY states a logical and well thought out post, and I agree totally... HK people care about their financial opportunities, the fruits of a stable government, matched with a healthy respect for the law...
CK1, I find your ethnic disdain, repugnant where there is no need or fault awarded, especially in HK's case.
Mao,s great leap forward was the alternative, and if you can find anybody that thinks HK would have been where it is today under Mao, look across to Shenzhen for inspiration. I am sure the restaurant workers there are happy slaving away for Y700rmb per month...
That's the reality of difference between the two cities. Evidently you have never visited the PRC prior to opening its doors to the west... Maybe you were not born yet, to know any better....
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14-07-2009, 01:05 PM #33
Trolls deserve no fair play, pizza..
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14-07-2009, 01:11 PM #34
If exit strategy is in HK, maybe we can refer his post to the authorities for their review of this against the sedition laws of HK. I think exit strategy is kind of an attention seeking person and this could be fun.
HK laws on sedition are much like the UK and Canada where mere words that can cause discontent among the citizenry can be deemed seditious. It is even better that they don't have to prove the person intended to incite an uprising!
Of course, these laws on the books are never used as they are too broad but our friend exit strategy can be as annoying as a G2000 shirt to West Kowloon Jimbo!
Our pal here got the wrong board to seek out local views.
This issue would be much like in Canada when they changed our flag from the Union Jack to the current Canadian flag and people at the start didn't like it and most who hated it are long gone. The outrage among old Brits was pretty wild. I am sure it was not dissimilar when the Ozzies ended the Queen of England as their Queen.
It happens and people get on with their lives. Many moved to other places in fear of 1997 and many moved back.
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14-07-2009, 01:14 PM #35
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14-07-2009, 01:18 PM #36
Ummm when did this happen ? that's news to me.
The Queen still has the power to terminate the Australian govt, via the governor general. The Royal Australian Defence Forces still use the Royal and HM tags on aircraft, ships etc...Maybe because Aus is still a recognized Commonwealth country ? The Queen of England, is still the head of state of Australia.
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The obvious giveaway also, is that the Union Jack is still used on all Australian national / state/naval flags, as per my avatar that uses the Victorian state flag.Last edited by Skyhook; 14-07-2009 at 01:27 PM.
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14-07-2009, 01:52 PM #37
haha, easy to reject your points. anecdotal comments on luxury cars. culturally chinese like to drive nice cars. but what percentage of the total population actually own cars? dense urban environment also creats an illusion that there are a lot of cars.
passport? pyschological as HK British passport holders do not have the right to reside in Britan. Why's that?
The wealth effect created of which some HKers benefitted stems from the rise of China not colonial Britan.
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14-07-2009, 01:56 PM #38
Must be nice to trolls...?
Originally Posted by Skyhook:
