So, I lost my driver's license and this morning I went to get a new one. I went to the office, filled in a form (took me 15 seconds), walked to the counter, handed in the form and my ID card, paid $110 and got the license. The whole thing took me about 3 minutes, and everything was done with a smile.
What are you people whining about? Try to replace a lost driver's license in Thailand, or even in Europe. In Thailand it would take you weeks, and compulsory tips to some idiot rude civil servant who wants some pocket money to do what his is paid to do. In Europe it probably also takes weeks, as you have to send your forms to some place, and they have to verify everything. In HK they manage to verify everything in 20 seconds. Go figure.
HK civil servants are among the most efficient in the world. But of course you need to pay for that, because they have to fear losing their job. In Thailand they earn peanuts, so you need to give them some tea money to make them do their job. I very much prefer the HK system!
P.S.: DISCLAIMER (No need to read this if you have a brain): title is tongue in cheek, which means that I like HK civil servants, as they are efficient. Some people complain about them, but I disagree with these people.