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I'm curious about the extent that bleak economic and housing prospects are the underlying factors for the widespread discontent with the Hong Kong government. Several commentators have highlighted these factors, but I personally wonder if they matter as much as some analysts seem to think they do.
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Well, when you have a population of 7 million people in a very tight amount of land while the wealth gap is increasing by country miles between classes, it's about a perfect mix for disaster ad upcoming unrest.
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Originally Posted by TinyRedLeaf
Hong Kong's future, like it or not, will be inextricably linked to that of China, and it's about time to reconcile with that fact, or make plans to emigrate.
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Or carry on until cracks are showing everywhere in Mainland China because ideas are spread throughout the country. Remember that nothing is over in Tibet and in Xinjiang no matter how tightly the government is trying to control information. If the anti-Beijing rhetoric reaches those 2 very poor regions before unrest rises, the Chinese government would have a tough time dealing with 3 fronts at the same time. Ask yourself how the Soviet Union and their puppet governments in Eastern Europe felt when they had to deal with
Solidarność (Poland) and other similar movements (East Germany, Hungary, and then-Czechoslovakia).