worth a reading, here is the summary if you are interested in it. { It should be remembered, however, that for 155 years until its handover to China in 1997, Hong Kong was a British colony……All its 28 subsequent governors were appointed by the British government……under the British it never enjoyed even a semblance of democracy…… The idea of any kind of democracy was first introduced by the Chinese government…… …… During the 20 years or so prior to the handover, the territory enjoyed its golden era – not because of the British but because of the Chinese…… Hong Kong was the beneficiary – it became the entry point to China…… Hong Kong got rich because of China. It also fed an attitude of hubris and arrogance……They preferred – up to a point – to identify with westerners rather than mainlanders, not because of democracy (the British had never allowed them any) but primarily because of money and the status that went with it. Much has changed since 1997…… If you want to access the Chinese market nowadays, why move to Hong Kong when you can go straight to Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Chengdu and a host of other major cities…… Two decades ago westerners comprised the bulk of Hong Kong’s tourists, today mainlanders account for the overwhelming majority…… Understandably, many Hong Kong Chinese are struggling to come to terms with these new realities……Yet there is no alternative: China is the future of Hong Kong. All these issues, in a most complex way, are being played out in the present arguments over universal suffrage…… An underlying weakness of Chinese rule has nevertheless been revealed by these events……The Chinese have persisted with what can best be described as a hands-off approach……Strange as it may seem, the Chinese are not involved in the cut and thrust of political argument. They will need to find more effective ways of making their views clear and arguing their case – not in Beijing but in Hong Kong. }
Posted on: Thu, 02 Oct 2014 08:29:39 +0000
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