Johnny Au
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Ear bitten off, pro-democracy politician sees Sunday elections as a way Hong Kong can express its anger
I don't know....home for its citizens perhaps.Hong Kong is doomed. Without an independent and effective judicial, contract, financial/transactional and IP system what purpose does the Hong Kong serve?
Distractions for the masses, mainly dreams, hookers and blow. The residents are there to support it.What purpose does Las Vegas serve?
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.Distractions for the masses, mainly dreams, hookers and blow. The residents are there to support it.
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.
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.
Legit?Most of the results have been counted and all but one council is now controlled by pro-democracy forces!
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Hong Kong: With 451/452 seats counted, the pro-democracy camp has won a majority in all 18 councils among the directly elected seats. However, when New Territories rural chairmen are included, the Pro-Beijing camp retains it majority in Islands District. #HongKongElections
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.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.
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.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.
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.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.
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.www.reuters.com