> It’s still not withdrawn, Ms. Lam has only promised she will. But the bill is still in second reading. The chief executive publicly announced the withdrawal

> It’s still not withdrawn, Ms. Lam has only promised she will. But the bill is still in second reading. The chief executive publicly announced the withdrawal of the bill. It's as good as done, technicalities notwithstanding. > these are people who’s freedom and independent judiciary made them an attractive spot for foreign investment in the first place. What's your point? They had been that attractive spot for foreign investment before the expansion of rights. > With democracy, You seem to think democracy is this panacea that heals all ills. I have a magical bridge in Brooklyn you will surely be interested in. > such a pointless bill as the extradition bill The bill was proposed as a direct response to someone committing a crime in Taiwan and fleeing to Hong Kong. See the point there? > And, a democracy has checks and balances to investigate police departments for excessive violence and corruption, I admit that Hong Kong is not a full democracy, but Hong Kong already has all these things, and they work remarkable well, in fact much better than in most countries one might consider full democracies. Again, one would have to be really blinded by ideology to not see that. > I can publish a full page ad in every US newspaper calling for the US to drop all charges against Snowden and have absolutely no repercussions from the US government. I can’t do that in China calling for the release of Gui. But you can do that in Hong Kong. There you have it, one country, two systems, it's alive and well.