Jan 1 2014: Hong Kong Rises - Thousands march against Chinese government.

[帅的一匹]

Free election is important to Hong Kong's future. Hong Kong needs a government that reflects the wish of the population, and the current one has proven to be oblivious and in bed with property tycoons and big corporations. Inflation, wage stagnation, and pollution have hit Hong Kong hard and the government hasn't done much with it. I am not saying that a free election is a definition solution, but it will be a significant step toward the right direction.

Why you don't ask direct election when UK ruled your land? Do you think CCP will allow a anti-cnetral goverment HongKongnese to become the leader? You don't have to pay a penny to central goverment for taxation, and you want more? If you don't like mainlander, just get the **** off away from Hongkong. You will have to swallow because you are asking too much. If you like the so called 'Democracy' and your old step-father, just immigtant to UK.

别给脸不要脸

Those asking direct election shall be expelled ASAP.

Hong Kong has historically been a small fishing village, and only rose to prominence in the 1960's due to China isolating itself. During that time, Hong Kong served as a window to China with huge volume of trade traffic going through. The secondary boost was in the 1980's and 1990's, when China began to open its doors to investors. Hong Kong businesses were some of the first to invest, and got favourable terms.

However, as the other cities in China slow rose to the top, Hong Kong's importance has decreased. When China opened its doors, investors no longer need to climb the window. Hong Kong will continue to slip in terms of economic and political importance, but some people in Hong Kong do not realize this. They think it was because the return to China that they started going downhill. So they started attention whoring, thinking it's going to get them somewhere.

These same people did not say a word when the British sent them governors without any of their consent, yet they want "democracy" now. They never had it during the British colonial era. At least today they got to elect most of their legislators, a huge improvement over the old times. Hong Kong is also an experimental ground for future political reforms in China. As with all experiments, it has a chance of failing. In Hong Kong's case, it has already failed.

In short, Hong Kong is doomed to return to its original status, an unremarkable fishing village.

We should adapt iron-fist to govern HongKong, a land full of Western bootlicker and treason. I've been fed up with those opposition memebers' wantonly doing and provocation. You are dead.

Not True. My investments went through the roof this past year. And I think 'we' would have been better off if 'we' had voted for Romney. Voting DOES count, sometimes for the worse. And as the saying goes, 'If you don't vote, you can't bitch'.

One of your president candidate don't even know China has nuclear weapon, what a pathetic talent pool.

If CCP allows direct election in HongKong, they shall step down immediately.

 

[Abhishek_]

the mainlanders' comments on HK are of interest, particularly from the Taiwanese point of view.

 

[帅的一匹]

the mainlanders' comments on HK are of interest, particularly from the Taiwanese point of view.

Try to get independent, see what happens.

 

[Abhishek_]

Try to get independent, see what happens.

status-quo suits taiwan perfectly well. thank you

 

[S10]

status-quo suits taiwan perfectly well. thank you

There is no status quo. Taiwan has become completely dependent on mainland for its economy. It's just a matter of time.

 

[Abhishek_]

There is no status quo. Taiwan has become completely dependent on mainland for its economy. It's just a matter of time.

the mainlander drooling is rather amusing. carry on. . .

 

[S10]

the mainlander drooling is rather amusing. carry on. . .

The only thing amusing is an Indian thinking Taiwan can maintain the status quo while ignoring the developments in the past 10 years.

 

[Sonyuke_Songpaisan]

Hongkong should become democratic. HK should be a good test base for whole china

 

[conworldus]

Your post is utter nonsense. Asking for democracy has nothing to do with the UK. Hong Kong has the right to ask for a better future for itself, including a better form of governance. The UK would have allowed a more independent Hong Kong if not for the history with China. If you want an example of how small former British colonies prospered as a city state, just look at Singapore. No one is glorifying Brits here, but the legacy of their governance is why Hong Kong has fared better than the mainland until 1997. If you talk about tax, know that Hong Kong didn't really pay a dime to the UK either except some symbolic gestures.

Sure, the CCP is all powerful right now, and it does represent the legitimate Chinese government. Nobody in Hong Kong is denying that so the whole anti-Beijing fear is pure paranoia. Hong Kong simply needs a government that listens and governs well, and the Beijing pointed government is performing miserably. Hong Kong has a unique history and was fortunate enough to prosper post WWII while every single communist countries suffered immensely. That includes your own family unless they were the ruling elites. However, don't act as if you have a personal right to Hong Kong or a personal say in anything the CCP does.

when UK ruled your land? Do you think CCP will allow a anti-cnetral goverment HongKongnese to become the leader? You don't have to pay a penny to central goverment for taxation, and you want more? If you don't like mainlander, just get the **** off away from Hongkong. You will have to swallow because

Why you don't ask direct election when UK ruled your land? Do you think CCP will allow a anti-cnetral goverment HongKongnese to become the leader? You don't have to pay a penny to central goverment for taxation, and you want more? If you don't like mainlander, just get the **** off away from Hongkong. You will have to swallow because you are asking too much. If you like the so called 'Democracy' and your old step-father, just immigtant to UK.

别给脸不要脸

Those asking direct election shall be expelled ASAP.


We should adapt iron-fist to govern HongKong, a land full of Western bootlicker and treason. I've been fed up with those opposition memebers' wantonly doing and provocation. You are dead.


One of your president candidate don't even know China has nuclear weapon, what a pathetic talent pool.

If CCP allows direct election in HongKong, they shall step down immediately.

 

[帅的一匹]

Your post is utter nonsense. Asking for democracy has nothing to do with the UK. Hong Kong has the right to ask for a better future for itself, including a better form of governance. The UK would have allowed a more independent Hong Kong if not for the history with China. If you want an example of how small former British colonies prospered as a city state, just look at Singapore. No one is glorifying Brits here, but the legacy of their governance is why Hong Kong has fared better than the mainland until 1997. If you talk about tax, know that Hong Kong didn't really pay a dime to the UK either except some symbolic gestures.

Sure, the CCP is all powerful right now, and it does represent the legitimate Chinese government. Nobody in Hong Kong is denying that so the whole anti-Beijing fear is pure paranoia. Hong Kong simply needs a government that listens and governs well, and the Beijing pointed government is performing miserably. Hong Kong has a unique history and was fortunate enough to prosper post WWII while every single communist countries suffered immensely. That includes your own family unless they were the ruling elites. However, don't act as if you have a personal right to Hong Kong or a personal say in anything the CCP does.

CCP will allow you vote for favored leader, the premium is he must be loyal to China at first. Mind your words, the national security is keeping eyes on you. You can't sacrifice the benefit of the whole country for your own interest. You are just a part of PRC, get used to it.

Singapore is led by lee kuan yew family all these year, where is the Democracy coming from? Don't be naive man, look straight up to the reality.

Hongkong should become democratic. HK should be a good test base for whole china

Or it could be a huge disaster for China? look at Egypt, Lybria and Ukraine, 'Democracy 'at the most.

 

[Nike]

I would say Singapore is not a democratic country, they were representing an Oligarch city state just like Venice in the past.

 

[帅的一匹]

I would say Singapore is not a democratic country, they were representing an Oligarch city state just like Venice in the past.

Exactly!

The central goverment shall take serious action against those opposition who gonna bring Hongkong too far away. The Hongkongnese don't have previlige when it comes to national security and stability.

Those people always put their own interests on top of everything, out of concept of wat a Nation means. You are a Chinese first, second you are a Hongkongnese.

You guys are simply lack of common sense.

共产党对香港人太优待了，这也许是个很大的错误。在港英统治时期港人从未要求直选，他妈的是共产党好欺负？不摆正自己的位置肯定没有前途。

CCP will not be stupid enough to allow a anti-CCP governor leading HongKong.

 

[rott]

I have to thank the OP. He works really hard on Chinese news. Especially the negative ones. Such obsession only blinds the problems in his own country and neglects them.
Keep 'em coming.

 

[rott]

He just works himself into frenzy.

要是内地有人强闯军营，早就被毙了。给你面子，别当福气。香港小小700万人口，想跟大陆作对？

It just blinds himself from realizing his own country's problems.

 

[Okemos]

Why are you guys so worked up and arguing with Indians on hongkong issue? So funny! A city with such huge population gonna have people unsatisfied with anything. Who cares.