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"For young Hong Kongers however, they didn't live during British rule. They were born into wealth, and now their own career prospects (like many millenials arou

by khc 7y ago

"For young Hong Kongers however, they didn't live during British rule. They were born into wealth, and now their own career prospects (like many millenials around the world) aren't great. So they protest." Almost everything in these sentences are wrong. It's not just the young people who are protesting in Hong Kong, and most people in Hong Kong have never been born into wealth. There's a great divide between the wealthy and the poor and that's always been the case even in British time. Source: I was born in Hong Kong 30+ years ago and our family of 4 shared a bunk bed in a room that's probably not much bigger than 100sqft

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Mikeb85 7y ago
Relative wealth then. HK has long had a GDP per capita on par with western nations. Versus China which has had a GDP per capita on par with developing nations until fairly recently.
- dogma1138 7y ago
  Have you been to HK? The level of inequality there is staggering and the cost of living is much higher than most western countries, including things such as rent. You think SV valley rents are bat shit crazy? Take a look at HK real estate listings.
  - mitfahrener 7y ago
    That doesn't seem to be mainland/CCP's fault. The big real estate developers (the Lee, Kwoks families, etc) owns much of the properties. Why is mainland China the target for inequality and housing issue to blame? I have no stake in this fight, just curious.
    - dogma1138 7y ago
      No one blamed mainland here but I have a very strong suspicion that you have stake in this fight given that your entire 5 months comment history here is about China related topics.
      - johnrgrace 7y ago
        I also notice that poster is really focused on only one of the two chinas.
- EdwardDiego 7y ago
  You're talking about the territory that formerly boasted the Kowloon Walled City. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kowloon_Walled_City https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kowloon_Walled_City

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Mikeb85 7y ago

Relative wealth then. HK has long had a GDP per capita on par with western nations. Versus China which has had a GDP per capita on par with developing nations until fairly recently.

dogma1138 7y ago
Have you been to HK? The level of inequality there is staggering and the cost of living is much higher than most western countries, including things such as rent. You think SV valley rents are bat shit crazy? Take a look at HK real estate listings.
- mitfahrener 7y ago
  That doesn't seem to be mainland/CCP's fault. The big real estate developers (the Lee, Kwoks families, etc) owns much of the properties. Why is mainland China the target for inequality and housing issue to blame? I have no stake in this fight, just curious.
  - dogma1138 7y ago
    No one blamed mainland here but I have a very strong suspicion that you have stake in this fight given that your entire 5 months comment history here is about China related topics.
    - johnrgrace 7y ago
      I also notice that poster is really focused on only one of the two chinas.
EdwardDiego 7y ago
You're talking about the territory that formerly boasted the Kowloon Walled City. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kowloon_Walled_City https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kowloon_Walled_City