Johnny Au
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Ear bitten off, pro-democracy politician sees Sunday elections as a way Hong Kong can express its anger
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Countdown to 2047: The Death of Hong Kong?
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SunriseChampion
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Super anxious to see the results.
As of right now, 22% of ballots have been counted amidst evidence of shady business.
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As of right now, 22% of ballots have been counted amidst evidence of shady business.
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Admiral Beez
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Hong Kong is doomed. Without an independent and effective judicial, contract, financial/transactional and IP system what purpose does the Hong Kong serve?
SunriseChampion
Senior Member
I don't know....home for its citizens perhaps.
Or is this a trick question?
What purpose does Las Vegas serve? It's still kicking, don't you worry.
Admiral Beez
Superstar
Distractions for the masses, mainly dreams, hookers and blow. The residents are there to support it.
Hong Kong‘s purpose was gateway to China, a place where you could reliably finance, contract and trade. The residents were there to support that. Now they, and the city have no purpose. That doesn’t disparage the people, they have little control over their circumstances, but changing realities are coming home for Hong Kong and its people.
Johnny Au
Senior Member
The same can be said for Macau (formerly a Portuguese colony), which is across the Pearl River from Hong Kong. In fact, Macau is the world's most popular gambling destination, more so than Las Vegas.
SunriseChampion
Senior Member
The blow and hookers in Vegas are highly questionable, let me tell you what. The gambling can also be had in all sorts of other places. Vegas is a far way to go for all of that, but yeah, that is it's sole purpose.
It will be interesting to see how this unfolds to be sure.
SunriseChampion
Senior Member
I gamble. Not regularly and not in serious amounts, but I do enjoy it.
Macau > Vegas (by a million miles)
I've never been to Macau but I've been to Vegas and wish I hadn't. Though, I didn't go there for the gambling or the blow and hookers, AdmiralB.
So maybe Hong Kong can become a gambling super star to rival Macau and have the Pearl River Delta Gambling Wars, brought to you by that long-ass bridge! Trust me, East Asians can't get enough of gambling, they can easily support another Macau that close to Macau.
Videodrome
Senior Member
Most of the results have been counted and all but one council is now controlled by pro-democracy forces!
SunriseChampion
Senior Member
Videodrome
Senior Member
Overall, it was a rout.
WislaHD
Superstar
And moreover, China is way more than prepared to set up Shenzhen as the new Hong Kong. They are granting Shenzhen increasing autonomy to become the international gateway to China, the irony of which I am sure isn't lost on Hong Kong citizens.
Admiral Beez
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I sell to Walmart in China and for the first time last year flew directly to their China HQ in Shenzhen from my tradeshow in Shanghai. In the past I always flew to Hong Kong and then crossed, but on this last trip I didn't need to go to Hong Kong for any reason - increasingly there is no point to Hong Kong. I still did for fun, as I enjoy the https://www.hk-stanley-market.com/ and other sights. I spent some time at the Canadian war cemetery. But I don't think I'll visit anywhere in China until this Huawei issue is cleared up - I don't need to be randomly detained for months.
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jje1000
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Personally I have some doubts about it- China has a tendency to announce these sort of things as certain political posturing- Shenzhen will displace Hong Kong only if it becomes an autonomous zone where rule of law is followed and banking is not subject to the whims of the CPC and China’s opaque financial industry.
Otherwise, you’ll end up with just more of these:
Bankers' exits and zombie accounts: China's Shanghai free trade zone sputters
When China launched the expansion of the Shanghai free trade zone (FTZ) recently and announced six new zones in July, officials touted the efforts to attract foreign investment and deepen trade ties with neighboring countries.
www.reuters.com
Admiral Beez
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I don’t think anything will replace Hong Kong. But that doesn’t mean Hong Kong doesn’t stop being what it was, a safe place for business into China.Personally I have some doubts about it- China has a tendency to announce these sort of things as certain political posturing- Shenzhen will displace Hong Kong only if it becomes an autonomous zone where rule of law is followed and banking is not subject to the whims of the CPC and China’s opaque financial industry.
Otherwise, you’ll end up with just more of these:
Bankers' exits and zombie accounts: China's Shanghai free trade zone sputters
When China launched the expansion of the Shanghai free trade zone (FTZ) recently and announced six new zones in July, officials touted the efforts to attract foreign investment and deepen trade ties with neighboring countries.