Hong Kong debates Guangzhou railway project

Hong Kong's parliament is debating a controversial railway project that links the Chinese territory to the city of Guangzhou.

Opponents of the project say it is too expensive and it has drawn activists out on to the streets in protest.

Rob McBride reports on the railway debate and why it encompasses a much wider issue.

January 15th, 2010

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[7boon]

The government cannot assume it knows best. "Moving forward" could in fact be "moving backward". Mao thought he was moving the country forward when he launched the Cultural Revolution, when in fact he moved the country backward many years.

$66 billion is way too much and there are cheaper ways of building the railway which are just as effective (if not more so). Finally, who gets control of the land in West Kowloon? No one has said anything.

[blingbling65943]

Wow, Christina chan is really hot.

[ErichRaeder]

I should drive a STUG III into that protest

[codeagent47]

2:00 the man is on drugs??

why worrying about socialist taking over when China is one of the world's biggest capitalist country!

[codeagent47]

@7boon

Actually, without a democratic power structure there is no Socialism!!

[CostlyChris]

Christina Chan is pretty hot

[KKM121]

@tobeornot00

If that wasn't a joke, can you please give us an example of a multicultural place in the world?

Also, I am pretty sure there are at least some socialists and communists in Hong Kong.

[tobeornot00]

@mskaren987

If you did think HK is so multicultural,I wonder why you honkers hate socialism and communism that much.Isn't communism some kind of culture?

[cismok]

Is Christina Chen a Philippino?

[liurunruyt]

我觉得香港政府应该充分尊重各界的意见，同时我反对大陆干涉香港­政府的决策。