Am not sure there was any solid plans. People have, or had, different aspirations. It, more than anything, IMO, was said to appease the fear of the HK people w

Am not sure there was any solid plans. People have, or had, different aspirations. It, more than anything, IMO, was said to appease the fear of the HK people who had a deep mistrust of the PRC government. Still, a lot of people emigrated before 1997. Note that the saying is kind of vague anyway, it just says that the capitalist system and "ways of living" will not change.