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Do we have a tldr for that 1h podcast?

• bandofthehawk 3y ago
  Basically the local politicians were suckered in by the promise of massive investments, and made some terrible decisions including forcing out some local residents to make room for development that never happened. It's definitely worth listening to the whole thing, as it's a pretty compelling story about why local communities should be very cautious and skeptical about these types of investments promises.
  • 1letterunixname 3y ago
    Yes. The British were also promised Hong Kong would have democracy. Whenever there is a lack of enforceable accountability as part of an agreement, then it is a foolish agreement. It's another reason it's vital that the people should strive for political participation and power because such matters cannot be left to chance with foolish or corrupt decision-makers to screw them over.
    • throw3837274 3y ago
      The British were not promised that. They were promised after decolonization, Hong Kong would get elections for 50 years and then China would fully take over. China was also allowed to implement laws protecting national security. What the British didn't foresee is China being able to gerrymander and also influence which politicians could run in the name of national security.
• bmurphy1976 3y ago
  Incompetent politicians and a lot do wishful thinking.
• anitil 3y ago
  I'm not sure if this is a subtly genius reference to their previous podcast called 'tldr', but if so, bravo. My primary take on it is that the local government was overwhelmed and out of their depth and their naivete was exploited with promises of jobs and funding. At one point they declared people's homes uninhabitable to force them out. It's a pretty sad story on the local level.