I predict that more likely the protests will subside over time without military intervention from the mainland. In Macau, another Chinese city under One Countr

I predict that more likely the protests will subside over time without military intervention from the mainland. In Macau, another Chinese city under One Country Two Systems, people are generally very happy with the present political arrangement. Macau has an advanced economy with one of the highest GDP per capita in the world today. It is also a free and democratic society. Both economically and politically, China prefers HK to be like Macau at a larger scale (HK has over 10x population). The current situation seems to be necessary pains of growing up.