How the heck can you know that? No one knows how the law will be used, and for example, the appointments of people like Luo Huining and Zheng Yanxiong, who have little to no familiarity with HK, mean we can expect more of a mainlandisation of HK.
Bitten by a snake or catching a disease -- we have statistics for that. Not really deadly or a threat in reality! But we don't have any statistics or information about the usage of this new law!
And about getting killed in a traffic accident -- I agree, that probably is maybe higher because of our poorly designed streets and the priority given to motor vehicles in densely crowded spaces. If only we could have good leadership to help redesign our cities to make them more safe for pedestrians....
I don't know nor does anyone here so you can fearmonger on what might happen or look around the world where expats live under regimes that are oppressive and evaluate the risk.
This website is full of insults, criticism of the government and CCP and support for protesters. If someone is that risk, it's the boss here and I haven't seen him run, close the site or restrict topics yet. The day he gets a visit about curtailing the revolutionary talk on this site, I might bat an eyelid. The day they start detaining foreigners that are not actively protesting, I might take notice. Until then, I classify it as fearmongering with zero evidence.
How do you know that China will not roll tanks in HK tomorrow? How do you know that there will not be death squads sent to hit on innocent citizens? You can't prove something that hasn't happened. Anyone can fan flames but at the moment there is zero evidence that it will affect the lives of people that are not politicized and I'm not even thinking of tempering my opinions for now. At worse, it's a wait and see for now...
Hong Kong has changed. Here are two videos from a couple of guys who had to flee China (I think a year ago?). They got out by coming to Hong Kong. I'm not sure if making the same trip now would help them. Quite sobering to watch them - a year ago, I would have just thought, 'that's China and it doesn't apply to Hong Kong'. Not anymore.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7CPqROtanA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWgqdfAomVI
Don't be so bloody naive... Hong Kong is as dangerous as China now... somebody doesn't like you? Anonymous tip to the plod and that yellow umbrella on your FB profile pic. will get you a fast trip across the border... Look it up, it happens in China all the time over things as petty as final salaries... they arrested a guy for holding a 'Free Hong Kong banner' the other day... the city is lost.
Here is the only question you need to ask yourself before coming to HK; Would I go live and work in China? Yes/No!
And then, if you answered yes, I suggest finding work in China... it's like HK but with cheaper and bigger houses, less overcrowding and less civil unrest.
Regarding what is or is not posted here, Shri sees it all, possibly before anyone else. Just coz you don't see certain threads started does not mean folks did not try to do so.
There is bound to be more censorship on every level in HK now.