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The End of Hong Kong?

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    Jolly
    wrote on 22 May 2020, 00:44 last edited by
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    I need to borrow George's shocked face...

    “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

    Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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      22 May 2020, 00:44

      I need to borrow George's shocked face...

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      George K
      wrote on 22 May 2020, 00:50 last edited by
      #4

      @Jolly said in The End of Hong Kong?:

      I need to borrow George's shocked face...

      ...again.

      "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

      The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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        jon-nyc
        wrote on 22 May 2020, 01:13 last edited by
        #5

        It’ll be interesting to see how far they take it.

        Like will they get rid of visa free travel from the west? Seems they’d want it to remain a hub for western banks.

        Thank you for your attention to this matter.

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          jon-nyc
          wrote on 22 May 2020, 01:13 last edited by
          #6

          But sad, I agree.

          Thank you for your attention to this matter.

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            xenon
            wrote on 22 May 2020, 01:20 last edited by
            #7

            It's gonna be ugly for everyone in the world, but I for one look forward to the China bubble bursting.

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            • X xenon
              22 May 2020, 01:20

              It's gonna be ugly for everyone in the world, but I for one look forward to the China bubble bursting.

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              George K
              wrote on 22 May 2020, 01:33 last edited by
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              @xenon said in The End of Hong Kong?:

              It's gonna be ugly for everyone in the world, but I for one look forward to the China bubble bursting.

              That's so 1989.

              "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

              The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                xenon
                wrote on 22 May 2020, 01:38 last edited by xenon
                #9

                Their demographics are backwards and it’s tough moving past their current “low hanging fruit” strategy of low skill factory workers.

                Their PPP growth has been lower than the U.S.:
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                They’re due for a reckoning

                Remember how scary Japan was

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                  Copper
                  wrote on 22 May 2020, 01:55 last edited by
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                  Japan didn't have nukes.

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                    Jolly
                    wrote on 22 May 2020, 11:54 last edited by
                    #11

                    Or a communist regime.

                    “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                    Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                      Loki
                      wrote on 22 May 2020, 12:26 last edited by
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                      its Up to the protesters to do what they did in the past. The world would certainly watch that.

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                      • L Loki
                        22 May 2020, 12:26

                        its Up to the protesters to do what they did in the past. The world would certainly watch that.

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                        Aqua Letifer
                        wrote on 22 May 2020, 13:38 last edited by
                        #13

                        @Loki said in The End of Hong Kong?:

                        its Up to the protesters to do what they did in the past. The world would certainly watch that.

                        Applying that same logic to Poland about 80 years ago would not have aged well, to paraphrase George.

                        Please love yourself.

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                        • Aqua LetiferA Aqua Letifer
                          22 May 2020, 13:38

                          @Loki said in The End of Hong Kong?:

                          its Up to the protesters to do what they did in the past. The world would certainly watch that.

                          Applying that same logic to Poland about 80 years ago would not have aged well, to paraphrase George.

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                          Loki
                          wrote on 22 May 2020, 17:59 last edited by
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                          @Aqua-Letifer said in The End of Hong Kong?:

                          @Loki said in The End of Hong Kong?:

                          its Up to the protesters to do what they did in the past. The world would certainly watch that.

                          Applying that same logic to Poland about 80 years ago would not have aged well, to paraphrase George.

                          I wonder if China is betting that with coronavirus you won’t get the same level of protests.

                          taiwan_girlT 1 Reply Last reply 22 May 2020, 18:19
                          • L Loki
                            22 May 2020, 17:59

                            @Aqua-Letifer said in The End of Hong Kong?:

                            @Loki said in The End of Hong Kong?:

                            its Up to the protesters to do what they did in the past. The world would certainly watch that.

                            Applying that same logic to Poland about 80 years ago would not have aged well, to paraphrase George.

                            I wonder if China is betting that with coronavirus you won’t get the same level of protests.

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                            taiwan_girl
                            wrote on 22 May 2020, 18:19 last edited by
                            #15

                            @Loki

                            If they are, then I think they underestimate. People that I have talked to from HK are pretty "fired up" about this.

                            On another interesting note, when the China assembly was giving a speech yesterday regarding Taiwan, they mentioned "reunification", but in unlike the last 30 years or so, they did use the term "peaceful reunification".

                            However, in a note from Taiwan MOFA, we were told not to think too much about this and no major implication should be made from this.

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                              Axtremus
                              wrote on 27 May 2022, 15:48 last edited by
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                              Mass Exodus from Hong Kong

                              https://www.cnbc.com/2022/05/27/people-are-leaving-hong-kong-and-here-is-where-they-are-going.html

                              Singapore seems to be the destination of choice for those who leave Hong Kong.

                              IvorythumperI 1 Reply Last reply 27 May 2022, 16:06
                              • AxtremusA Axtremus
                                27 May 2022, 15:48

                                Mass Exodus from Hong Kong

                                https://www.cnbc.com/2022/05/27/people-are-leaving-hong-kong-and-here-is-where-they-are-going.html

                                Singapore seems to be the destination of choice for those who leave Hong Kong.

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                                Ivorythumper
                                wrote on 27 May 2022, 16:06 last edited by
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                                @Axtremus said in The End of Hong Kong?:

                                Mass Exodus from Hong Kong

                                https://www.cnbc.com/2022/05/27/people-are-leaving-hong-kong-and-here-is-where-they-are-going.html

                                Singapore seems to be the destination of choice for those who leave Hong Kong.

                                Who didn't know this was inevitable when the UK ceded HK, which was agreed to remain status quo for 50 years?

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                                • IvorythumperI Ivorythumper
                                  27 May 2022, 16:06

                                  @Axtremus said in The End of Hong Kong?:

                                  Mass Exodus from Hong Kong

                                  https://www.cnbc.com/2022/05/27/people-are-leaving-hong-kong-and-here-is-where-they-are-going.html

                                  Singapore seems to be the destination of choice for those who leave Hong Kong.

                                  Who didn't know this was inevitable when the UK ceded HK, which was agreed to remain status quo for 50 years?

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                                  Jolly
                                  wrote on 28 May 2022, 12:58 last edited by
                                  #18

                                  @Ivorythumper said in The End of Hong Kong?:

                                  @Axtremus said in The End of Hong Kong?:

                                  Mass Exodus from Hong Kong

                                  https://www.cnbc.com/2022/05/27/people-are-leaving-hong-kong-and-here-is-where-they-are-going.html

                                  Singapore seems to be the destination of choice for those who leave Hong Kong.

                                  Who didn't know this was inevitable when the UK ceded HK, which was agreed to remain status quo for 50 years?

                                  Nobody in their right mind.

                                  “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                                  Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                                  • IvorythumperI Ivorythumper
                                    27 May 2022, 16:06

                                    @Axtremus said in The End of Hong Kong?:

                                    Mass Exodus from Hong Kong

                                    https://www.cnbc.com/2022/05/27/people-are-leaving-hong-kong-and-here-is-where-they-are-going.html

                                    Singapore seems to be the destination of choice for those who leave Hong Kong.

                                    Who didn't know this was inevitable when the UK ceded HK, which was agreed to remain status quo for 50 years?

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                                    Doctor Phibes
                                    wrote on 28 May 2022, 21:23 last edited by
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                                    @Ivorythumper said in The End of Hong Kong?:

                                    @Axtremus said in The End of Hong Kong?:

                                    Mass Exodus from Hong Kong

                                    https://www.cnbc.com/2022/05/27/people-are-leaving-hong-kong-and-here-is-where-they-are-going.html

                                    Singapore seems to be the destination of choice for those who leave Hong Kong.

                                    Who didn't know this was inevitable when the UK ceded HK, which was agreed to remain status quo for 50 years?

                                    Henry, the mild mannered janitor?

                                    I was only joking

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