We never get a satisfying end to these things; The same people who lied about Iraq and Libya still have jobs in the respectable media.

They'll never acknowledge that western-backed riots opposing the extradition of a murderer might have been somewhat misguided, instead we get "actually Xi Jinping successfully crushed their hopes and dreams by building inexpensive mass transit".

真的？不可思议。

I was informed by western media that HKers didn't want anything to do with us filthy mainlanders.

I wonder how the kids that "fled" to England are enjoying the beautiful British cuisine and the beautiful British weather and the polite British chavs.

It's like building infrastructure works.

Damn communists improving their people's lives to earn their support

How evil and authoritarian

The Shenzhen frenzy dovetails with Hong Kong residents’ growing willingness to work and live in mainland China. A survey of people under 40 in the city by the Hong Kong-Guangdong Youth Association conducted last year found 66% of them are now open to employment across the border, tripling from 22% in 2020.

China genocided HKs culture so that more ppl stop realizing how bad cummunism is

Travel to the mainland has been made more compelling by new infrastructure that cut travel times in half between the cities, a booming array of entertainment choices and low prices

But he added the integration could raise questions about the city’s identity

B-but what about... checks notes... Hong Kong's unique identity of overpriced goods and services 😢

Always bear in mind that the people are not fighting for ideas, for the things in anyone's head. They are fighting to win material benefits, to live better and in peace, to see their lives go forward, to guarantee the future of their children.

bypass paywall

No dogs or westerns allowed!

I love how the audio reading for this article is just straight-up AI generated. Like literally they mispronounce Xi's name within 3 seconds of the thing starting, kinda wondering why they even bothered.

It really is a Brave New World, isn't it?

Good, defying Xi is the most important thing the young generations can do.