Hong Kong 10 years after handover BBC

Life in Hong Kong 10 years after handover

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[popoTb]

China was weak in the 1800's and thats y they had the chance to take away HK!

I am *%$#%^& glad that the ^&%$^%& brits LEFT!

I am a HONG KONGer and HK is a better place without these British invaders!

HAHAH.... BBC try to make a bais report but couldnt find anyone in HK that feels bad after handover HAHA... SHAME on BBC news!

[mitrowsky]

I was in HK for the first time about a month ago, as a tourist. It is fantastic city. I understand your fury about the brits. It was the occupation, undoubtly, but all bad things usually bring some good with them. As a european I would be shocked if there were not english signs and info board all around city. The cultural mix defines Hong Kong and makes it one of the true World Cities. You don't call yourself "Asia's World City" for nothing.

[popoTb]

Yeah you got a point! But the Briits did more BAD then Good! They took lots of MONEY away when they left! And we paid high taxes when they were here! We had to pay 100% tax for purchase of any cars! So if a car sales for $10 000 Euro, it 20 000 here in HONG KOng!

And its the HARD WORKING Hong KONG people that made it so great NOT THE F__king BRITS!

[mitrowsky]

Don't get me wrong, I don't like Brit's. After all, they dropped bombs on my country 8 years ago, things like that one could not forget. They robbed whole world, including Egypt, India, Hong Kong... They nevertheless contributed hugely to culture and progress around the former empire. They had their goods. Cars in HK, man, imagine every, HKer has it's own car. Impossible. MTR, busses and taxis: simply so good and there is so little parking and living space and car in HK is more a nighmare.

[PandaWAPS]

Do you have the whole program of Hong Kong: Ten Years On? Thanks.

[mitrowsky]

No, unfortunately I don't.

[Ooilei]

Yes Hong Kong people did get to vote for members of their government. Hong Kong became even more democratic with His Lordship the Baron Patten as governor. That was a fact. Also him being white isn't important. What does it matter if the governor was white. What's important about a governor isn't his skin colour. It's his moral and political stands that matter and Hong Kongers realized that. And at the time everybody was just simply British so it didn't matter what he looked liked.

[saint666]

The economic potential of HK is far greater with China than it could ever be with Britain. Plus it's only natural for Chinese people to rule themselves.

[breizhcatalonia1993]

@saint666 Hong Kongers are not chineses dude ;)

[677222]

01:44 men of harlech

[KingdomofHongkie]

@mitrowsky original HK ppl are positive about British rule before 1997. Those negative comment came from losers in mainland china. don't give a shit to them! they don't know anything about HK history

[DavBlc7]

@Ooilei I agree but the Chinese stopped it happening when we hand HK over the them and instead the Chinese giving it part democracy and it will take long time for HK to get full democracy. 2012 election may not make full democracy possible and HK people know this cos pro-Beijing parties will certain to win election again.

[Elbottoo]

"many people were skeptical". I like how dumb sheep use carefull words for dumb people. He should have said: "A lot of DUMB people are skeptical and prove that they have no idea what they are talking about". face it, the majority of the world are extremely dumb and retarded people. 

[XsUp3rDuBzX]

haha now thier full of commie bullshit

[TheComradeRoss]

@popoTb Im Scottish and i agree BBC... British Bull Crap!

[housewifelivehk]

but i am sure that american news agencies did much better, at least they stay in HK, not like bbc ran away like escape from danger