He visited HK with his girlfriend, so perhaps the simple truths is (beyond all the reasons listed in the article) that he had a personal relationship with the p

He visited HK with his girlfriend, so perhaps the simple truths is (beyond all the reasons listed in the article) that he had a personal relationship with the place. Logic and planning is great, but humans are quite affective, a notion that shouldn't be discarded. By choosing HK, he "kinda" knew what he was getting into. Comfort.