Thank you for this documentary, and thank you for not having an English voiceover, as someone who speaks Cantonese, it makes a world of a difference in staying connected.
@@DavidHoughton17 That’s is a unstoppable trend cuz HongKong belongs to China and they interact more with Chinese. You can’t promise all Chinese can speak Cantonese so you must learn Mandarin even for your job. Maybe we can slow the trend but can’t stop it. Many new generation Chinese have can’t speak the local dialect.Not sure bad or good, but it’s the trend.
Can the CCP make Hong Kong great again? Hong Kong has had one of its economic miracles being one of the 4 Asian little dragons. China CCP had performed possibly, the BIGGEST economic miracle in human history to have lifted over 600 million people from poverty and transformed its economy to become the second largest in the world in less than 40 years. Logically, there is STRONG evidence and reason to believe that China working with Hong Kong will and can deliver GREAT results for Hong Kong and make Hong Kong great again. However, unfortunately, there are many, especially young people in Hong Kong do NOT want China's involvement in Hong Kong even to the extent that they promoted their idea of rather having Hong Kong die economically than to work with China. That's called “Naam Chau”, meaning die together. Why? Some Hong Kong people blame Mainland Chinese for EVERYTHING. Those Hong Kong people, from before 1997 and a few years after 1997, felt they were SUPERIOR to Mainland Chinese due to the earlier economic development of Hong Kong than Mainland China. They felt Mainland Chinese were their poor and silly relatives across the border and didn't think highly of them. Hong Kong, from 1997 to 2003, suffered one of the MOST serious economic depressions in its 150 years history due to the broke out of the Asian Economic Crisis in 1997. Housing prices dropped over 70% and stock market dropped to historical lows. During that same time, China was developing VERY quickly and MANY Mainland Chinese started to get rich and VERY rich. SARS hit Hong Kong during early 2003 and further devastated the Hong Kong economy and the livelihoods of Hong Kong people. After SARS, in order to help revive Hong Kong economy, the Central government in Beijing approved Chinese tourists visiting Hong Kong with a much simplified visa, causing millions of Mainlanders to visit Hong Kong and to shop at LOWER prices in Hong Kong as there was ZERO tax and duties in Hong Kong as free trade port. Hong Kong's economy in a very short time was REVIVED with the new found spending powers of millions of Mainland Chinese going to Hong Kong every month.The downside of this incoming Chinese tourists was that MANY Hong Kong people who used to despise and look down on Mainland Chinese, had to face the reality that SOME are MUCH richer and smarter than them. As usual, when economies did well, prices went up. Prices of Housing, stock market, products of daily use ALL went up and went up SIGNIFICANTLY. More and more smart and hardworking Mainland Chinese studied in Hong Kong or overseas were getting better jobs in Hong Kong and with better pays than Hong Kong people due to their higher caliber. Hong Kong people were LOSING OUT BIG TIME and were forced to face the reality that they were WORSE OFF, at least to those Mainland Chinese who could afford to visit and work in Hong Kong. That caused unrepairable damages to MANY who felt any superiority over Mainland Chinese. Many Hong Kong people, especially those young ones, had witnessed the improving economy but that only benefited the richer and smarter ones and they themselves suffered DECLINING standards of living. The anger and resentment grew BIGGER as Hong Kong depended on Mainland China more and more and MANY Hong Kong young people were just NOT competitive enough in the freest and most capitalistic city in the world. Therefore, some Hong Kong “scholars” and opinion leaders over the years INVENTED a story for the youngsters that in Hong Kong things WERE much better during British colonial rule than after returned to China in 1997. Resentment, angers, frustrations, ignorance GREATLY built up among Hong Kong young people and they wanted to overthrow the Hong Kong government and reduced the influence of Chinese central government on Hong Kong. They wanted to make DRASTIC CHANGES to Hong Kong to “improve” Hong Kong in the names of freedom, human rights and democracy. As a matter of fact, most youngsters who believed this “story” were born AFTER 1997 and had NEVER lived a single day during British colonial rule. Some, especially young people, in Hong Kong believed the story that things WERE much better before 1997 and China was responsible for making their lives difficult. Therefore, they viewed UK and USA as their HELP and SAVIOR to hope to seek assistance and support from them to overthrow Hong Kong and Chinese governments for their “DREAMLAND” to occur in Hong Kong under WESTERN influence and control. In conclusion, it is VERY UNLIKELY Hong Kong will be great again having declining quality of people, especially young ones, and resisting the support and cooperation from China, the MOST dynamic economic powerhouse of the world. -Thomas Lee www.quora.com/Can-the-CCP-make-Hong-Kong-great-again/answer/Thomas-Lee-1181?ch=10&share=2726f7c2&srid=uvAeWa Discussing Hong Kong, Politics, Propaganda, Brainwashing, Media & Coronavirus With Dan Cohen th-cam.com/video/trvrMWXM16o/w-d-xo.html
a masterpiece of documentary so well made looks like a movie. the characters were from multiple perspectives and the sub plots are connected and progressed so smoothly leading you to the whole perspective of the story. Million applauses.
As someone who lived through the British and Chinese ruled Government in Hong Kong and experienced the good and bad in both eras, it is such an irony to hear those who missed the colonel time the most were born after the handover. Its so pathetic for those who judge without knowing!
Colonial HK is less remember the better because it happen at a time of great misery and poverty in southern China. Most of my relatives in southern China died of starvations because they were nationalist supporters that gave their gold to support a revolution against imperial and colonial rule. My parents went from imperial rule to colonial rule when they fled communist China in 1950 . I understand communism and nationalism but since the nationalist government KMT left China and giving communist Mao the mainland and southern China . Like all political parties at that time be it colonial or imperial rule, being on the wrong side has cost lives and poverty.
@Mr. HeavyDebater many were brainwashed during the British colonial times, up till the current generation of HK young people. Most of them were too young to remember or never had the experience living under colonial times. I bet they have not been the receiving end of racism for a lot of Chinese descended abroads (I have and my country has been colonised by the same western power before), but they're young and naive and stuck to their romantices fervor. Like that girl who went to the interview and refused to go mainland (I bet she don't know many cities in mainland has overtaken HK)..
@Mr. HeavyDebater Hold up. Gotta check you on that one. HK's success was not the because of China, it was by proxy of history. During the mainland Civilwar, many like minded individuals fled to HK to avoid the fighting. At the time HK was left to exist on its own, while the new government was being built. Yes it was poverish, and sort of a useless location to have during the war. This how ever changed greatly. HK having international ties, a majority of the Chinese wealthy, entrenpeurnarial, and future minded after the war, decided to focus on industrialization as a to make money. Cheap labor provided to foreign countries. Mainland economy was built on food trade. This was the major player in HK and China economics. China had nothing to offer besides food, at the time it was the only important thing and kept inflation low. HK needed the food chain provided, and was able to return its accrued revenue from foreign players. It is funny to note, because HK had autonomy they were able to create a create multiple small enterprises instead of one controlling force. That means the only rason they were able to get so much work from around the world was because they were able to adapt to trends and needs. China could not do that at all. The Chinese government did not engage in any type of planning or control of HK. This is when HK was in the golden years, companies were being born, education was advancing, the city was developing by its own ogranic needs. It was then Mainland China used this oppurtunity to help the rest of the country industrialize and progress. Hong Kong once encompassed more than half the GDP of China. All of this was done by HK, not China. HK built China with means, that do not represent China. Over the decades China has adopted many themes and ideas originally HK, and have differentiaed HK to being a "free spirit being controlled" culture instead of a "self-reliant and self-made" culture. It is horribly sad, because Mainland has stolen the identity of HK, while shifting the HK mind set to the archaic mindset of China's past. TL;DR. China had nothing to do with HK success. It was HK that had to do with China's modernization of its coastal provinces, and keeping China progressing forward as a country.
Match making is the cutest part of the documentary! Like all the Youth full of confusion and uncertainty despite all aspects of differences, wish all the best and luck to all 🍀!
Hey just wanna you to know there are people who grew up in mainland China admiring your courage and dedication!! To the young Hong Kong people, we hear you and we see you. We may not say anything but we know! We love you and I hope one day we can all live a better life in both Hong Kong and the Mainland. There will be no border, only bridges...............
That day will come but in a few generations where the identity of our people are erased. Central won't let us work together, the only way is if we become just like them.
I do not know WHY people around the world are saying "sh*t" about the HK police. They look, act and are very much professionals. Much more better than most cops around the world. Seriously.
When the police officers becomes a thug ..... Yeah i think the teacher just saved a soul .... If not his / her charges ass from getting kicked and kurb stomped ...
Can the CCP make Hong Kong great again? Hong Kong has had one of its economic miracles being one of the 4 Asian little dragons. China CCP had performed possibly, the BIGGEST economic miracle in human history to have lifted over 600 million people from poverty and transformed its economy to become the second largest in the world in less than 40 years. Logically, there is STRONG evidence and reason to believe that China working with Hong Kong will and can deliver GREAT results for Hong Kong and make Hong Kong great again. However, unfortunately, there are many, especially young people in Hong Kong do NOT want China's involvement in Hong Kong even to the extent that they promoted their idea of rather having Hong Kong die economically than to work with China. That's called “Naam Chau”, meaning die together. Why? Some Hong Kong people blame Mainland Chinese for EVERYTHING. Those Hong Kong people, from before 1997 and a few years after 1997, felt they were SUPERIOR to Mainland Chinese due to the earlier economic development of Hong Kong than Mainland China. They felt Mainland Chinese were their poor and silly relatives across the border and didn't think highly of them. Hong Kong, from 1997 to 2003, suffered one of the MOST serious economic depressions in its 150 years history due to the broke out of the Asian Economic Crisis in 1997. Housing prices dropped over 70% and stock market dropped to historical lows. During that same time, China was developing VERY quickly and MANY Mainland Chinese started to get rich and VERY rich. SARS hit Hong Kong during early 2003 and further devastated the Hong Kong economy and the livelihoods of Hong Kong people. After SARS, in order to help revive Hong Kong economy, the Central government in Beijing approved Chinese tourists visiting Hong Kong with a much simplified visa, causing millions of Mainlanders to visit Hong Kong and to shop at LOWER prices in Hong Kong as there was ZERO tax and duties in Hong Kong as free trade port. Hong Kong's economy in a very short time was REVIVED with the new found spending powers of millions of Mainland Chinese going to Hong Kong every month.The downside of this incoming Chinese tourists was that MANY Hong Kong people who used to despise and look down on Mainland Chinese, had to face the reality that SOME are MUCH richer and smarter than them. As usual, when economies did well, prices went up. Prices of Housing, stock market, products of daily use ALL went up and went up SIGNIFICANTLY. More and more smart and hardworking Mainland Chinese studied in Hong Kong or overseas were getting better jobs in Hong Kong and with better pays than Hong Kong people due to their higher caliber. Hong Kong people were LOSING OUT BIG TIME and were forced to face the reality that they were WORSE OFF, at least to those Mainland Chinese who could afford to visit and work in Hong Kong. That caused unrepairable damages to MANY who felt any superiority over Mainland Chinese. Many Hong Kong people, especially those young ones, had witnessed the improving economy but that only benefited the richer and smarter ones and they themselves suffered DECLINING standards of living. The anger and resentment grew BIGGER as Hong Kong depended on Mainland China more and more and MANY Hong Kong young people were just NOT competitive enough in the freest and most capitalistic city in the world. Therefore, some Hong Kong “scholars” and opinion leaders over the years INVENTED a story for the youngsters that in Hong Kong things WERE much better during British colonial rule than after returned to China in 1997. Resentment, angers, frustrations, ignorance GREATLY built up among Hong Kong young people and they wanted to overthrow the Hong Kong government and reduced the influence of Chinese central government on Hong Kong. They wanted to make DRASTIC CHANGES to Hong Kong to “improve” Hong Kong in the names of freedom, human rights and democracy. As a matter of fact, most youngsters who believed this “story” were born AFTER 1997 and had NEVER lived a single day during British colonial rule. Some, especially young people, in Hong Kong believed the story that things WERE much better before 1997 and China was responsible for making their lives difficult. Therefore, they viewed UK and USA as their HELP and SAVIOR to hope to seek assistance and support from them to overthrow Hong Kong and Chinese governments for their “DREAMLAND” to occur in Hong Kong under WESTERN influence and control. In conclusion, it is VERY UNLIKELY Hong Kong will be great again having declining quality of people, especially young ones, and resisting the support and cooperation from China, the MOST dynamic economic powerhouse of the world. -Thomas Lee www.quora.com/Can-the-CCP-make-Hong-Kong-great-again/answer/Thomas-Lee-1181?ch=10&share=2726f7c2&srid=uvAeWa Discussing Hong Kong, Politics, Propaganda, Brainwashing, Media & Coronavirus With Dan Cohen th-cam.com/video/trvrMWXM16o/w-d-xo.html
@@condorX2 Good insight CCP wants HK to do well also BUT CCP is more interested in bringing HK in to be part of the mainland since the 2 systems thing cannot go on without resentment from the mainland people. In other words, a country cannot have 2 different classes of citizens with different degrees of freedom. Yes, HK will be just another important tier 1 city of China and as China continues to develop HK will become a smaller part of the whole economy while the rest of the country catches up. HK should count its blessing and should enjoy what is left for the remaining 27 years.
Don't say that bc that's not true. 马照跑舞照跳。It's the colonialism ruling they lost, or gotten rid of and take time to adjust from being slavery by foreigners
Nice one CNA! very heart warming feature, yet sad to see the state of HK especially for young people there. I really miss the way HK was prior to 2019.
@I-love-beef-hotpot IndianshvIQof83 KNN Not happy is it? What stone talking you sia ? I have relatives and friends from there. Anyway why so aggressive? Someone upset you? So what's some ang moh governor general got to do with today's HK? Take it easy man.
@I-love-beef-hotpot IndianshvIQof83 under British rule, the Chinese enjoyed special yellow skin rights, same high ranked as a beloved pet, dog. Everyone is also given ten votes each to choose what colour to wear for their underpants. They have true democracy back then under British rule.
This affinity for Britain is hard to watch; I think these kids born in '97 should look at movies and drama shows from the 80's and 90's. There are countless movies where Chinese were treated as 2nd class citizens from British authorities/officials, there were literally parks that had signs "no Chinese or dogs".
狡兔三窟 - this is the concept that all Chinese adheres to, and this is the reason why they buy houses overseas. If you're not Chinese, then you won't get it.
You should also see the aggression from workers in HK as well. The ones who threw stones to hit on the heads of these diplomats. (Without the diplomat dying.) And he still worked on by.... Until people settled their emotions. It happened again, and again, and again. So, how long will trust settle ??? th-cam.com/video/Kk6gfAtwZ7Q/w-d-xo.html Watch the above. See who "gave back" the money to HK ? And to send their child abroad ? In hope to learn some kind of political education, to ensure that it can exist in HK to move forward.... So how come this never happened properly ? It reversed backwards ?? Even now ? So how come, you guys as adults, do not invest, and do not move into the Great Bay Areas ? Especially if you believe in the Central Government ??? Only the Northerners moved down South, into Shenzen. But not many Southerners moved up North. And nor would they speak Cantonese. So does that mean, you will forever be a minority in your "own country" ???!! In a country whereby you cannot even be allowed to speak Cantonese, IN CANTON. What rights do you think exist ?? Zero rights.
@@Blaze6432 If government allow that, their housing price will be like HK. The rich getting richer and the poor getting poorer. Government is actually protecting common folks from elites.
Hong Kong can still make it today. But to do so, Hong Kong people will have to change their mindset. They will have to acknowledge the new reality which is that they were and are a part of China despite their ancient colonial status. The key word is adapt or perish.
I just want this all to be over soon. No splits, no agression. Just peace. My family split over this, and I've been seeing the other part less and less, even though I had very good connection with them back when I was younger...
This takes me back to the 90s when the Vietnamese boat people arrived at Hong Kong refugee camps, Hong Kong medias, films and moves portrayed them as gangsters, killers, thieves, prostitutes basically anything bad happened in Hong Kong all traced back to Vietnamese refugees in Hong Kong. At the time I feel sad and helpless, hoping if only Hong Kong people knew what's like to lose everything, your houses, your belongings, your jobs, your freedom, separated by loved ones, and had to throw your lives to the ocean in search for a better life.
不漏洞拉 You mean it, don't you ? th-cam.com/video/Xzk0F0cwQh4/w-d-xo.html However, the children of those boat people voted for Biden instead of Trump. And most of Vietnamese people in Vietnam supports Trump. Unbelievable !
@@sanaa8367 wrong, biden didn't want tolet refugees in...u know how to google? 50 years in politic and couldn't do sht. Now his handlers are getting ready to take him off..
No offence. But the people in hong kong are pretty rude. A decade back, got refused to serve just because we were speaking in chinese. Like what were we suppose to speak? English? Like i get that they hate china but hello we are not from china? Heard now, the people got more rude. Not sure if its their way of life but calm down 🤷♂️
ThanksCNA for the good work. It would be nice if CNA can do a follow up interviews with those appeared in the documentary to see what do they thin about 2019 when they look back. Thanks again CNA
majority of these rebel have never gone through hardship like their parents or grandparents did. that’s why everything is all about freedom. but the true fact is, there is never true freedom exist in this world.
i think its time for Hong Kong people to accept that they should either move out of Hong Kong, or accept they are Chinese citizens, hold a China passport, sing Chinese anthem and accept that HK is part of China like Shanghai. If you cant accept that, then its time you think of moving to another country. regardless if its going to happen in 2047 or 2020/2021, it doesnt change much, frankly i think if it were to happen in 2047 more HK ppl would be more recluant to change their mindset.
Why do you care if they want to be their own independent country? Is it just your personal sense nationalism? That's sad you put what you want over want they want for their lives. They live there, not you. It seems the colonized (China) has become the colonizer. They have obviously grown different in many ways from China since colonialism. Why would you want them to change to something they aren't anymore? Let people choose what they want to be. They don't want to change you. So don't support those who want to change them. If you care about their choice in the matter, you will put your personal desires aside, because it is not about you. You don't even live there. Why can't Hong Kong remain separate and just have friendly relations with China? What is logically wrong with this? China and Hong Kong are so different. This is trying to force a relationship that has died long ago. Give me a logical response as to why Hong Kong needs to be a part of China when they don't want to. If your answer is "it used to be China, so it should still be China" then, first, let me ask you this: did you know China used to not exist? Shocking right? Did you know this world 12,000 years ago was completely different and no countries existed? Amazing concept right??? The world is fluid and not solid like you imagine in the limited time we have alive on this Earth. We need to let go of our pride and possessiveness and learn to know when our ideals for others are not wanted. Let me leave you with this ancient proverb from my home country that might help you understand: "Things change." I hope you let this marinate in your head for a while. Maybe you can understand why things are different now and Hong Kongers like their state the way it is.
@@ronaldmcdonald4313 Bro, your logic is all over the place and makes no sense. So what if China used to not exist as a united country? Does that make sense then if Hawaii or Louisana were to secede back to the Natives? Do you think the American government would allow that? I think you'd only have to look at the American Civil War to see the historical response for that. Or heck, look at Spain's response to the Catalonia Independence referendum, and you'll quickly realize most modern countries will not let these things go through.. "Things change" so I guess the Native Americans were also forced to accept these terms too and it'd be completely justifiable because they got conquered and that's the end of that. Either you have severely twisted logic or you're explaining it very poorly. Another thing, don't pretend that Hong Kong is some monolithic entity. Almost half of the Hong Kong people actually prefer to stay with China due in part to Hong Kong protestors polarizing other citizens who don't share their views. So.. according to your logic you are forcing your supposed desire onto those people as well, do those people's voice matter or is it purely whoever aligns with your world view the closest that matters most? But well spoken like someone who knows nothing about the protestors considering actual independence as a country is not actually a popular sentiment among them.. At the end of it all, its complete nonsense to translate Hong Kong into an independent country considering they receive over 90% of supplies from mainland China, so who will they rely on to provide them with that? Can you answer that? Probably not...maybe Drumpf after he gets re-elected of course (lol) will save them since Hong Kong protestors are convinced Biden is a pro-China shill.
@@aglis_ I thought according to the United Nations, people have the right to self-determination? Article 1 in both the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR)[23] and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR)[24] reads: "All peoples have the right of self-determination. By virtue of that right they freely determine their political status and freely pursue their economic, social and cultural development. "
@@Jonosan You are so naive. Didn't confederate states want to break out from USA and we all know what happened next. And > 90% Catalonia people voted for independency, what happened next?
@@Jonosan hmm didnt Thailand stage a coup to oust a democratic elected Prime Minister with military force then make their chief of army, a general, the new PM, and continue to rule until now. i dun see USA impose sanctions on them or calling them out for being dicatorship.
I want people to remember this as they watch these kids fight for opposition. My family is from Hong Kong and Im from the US. I can tell you, Hong Kong people are extremely racist towards mainlanders. Its from a post-colonial mentality that made them think they are better.
Well, what they don't realise is that on the day the ccp collapses is the day they will become the "chinese" that they hate the most. That is why the hk situation is so ironic.
@@HoHo-hu4tk it's not as crazy as it sounds, the CCP currently relies on speculation not existing in order to keep their economy from collapsing. If something caused investors to stop believing in chinese economic development, we'd see a huge recession followed by what is essentially an extinction event.
@@wtjzgt469 Don't be afraid, China has Europe mostly under their thumbs, and in America, major banks invest our money in the Chinese economy, so we basically have no choice other than to invest in China.
I got emotional over that train scene and it made me sad that if she is convicted she would spend 7 years on jail. She is such a great girl to sacrifice her career ,everything.
nobody will arrest her and send her to jail, she is self-delusional, and self-victimizing, this is what young people good at these days in HK. They desperately want a tragedy to happen, if it doesn't happen, they make it up with bullshit stories!
@@alee2204 my cousin was volunteering as a first aid in one of the protests. She was not even protesting but she was arrested by the police. When she was arrested she couldn't contact her family or anyone and she literally disappeared for a few days. There is no law in HK now. The police is merely a tool used by the government and the police are too dumb to realize that since most of them were bad in school and lack education and cognitive skills.
As a chinese in mainland china, we are in prosperity, our lives are getting better and better, our lives are full of hope, we can change our lives through hard working. We don't care about those who hate China and where they will live. Even in those countries full of Asian haters.
@@mrraytheteacher1123 I would argue that all policies take time to implement and govs take time to transit from one to the other. Did you expect no change in hk at all and all the sudden a death penalty the day right before the due in 2047? If so, you obviously hasn’t done much studies in political science. Let’s say the us army remains in Afghan to maintain an order while waiting for a transition and change. I can only say you were or still are naive. If you don’t like the ruling, you are free to go. Unfortunately, between you and ccp, the world would probably cope with the latter. Btw, I don’t know what coolaid have you been drinking. Hk was never ruled by its ppl. When Uk was in the ruling position, did hk have whatever the youngsters today is asking for? No! All hkers, especially non-white are treated like the second class citizens. Ironically, they were the owners to the island. We have seen too many like this in the era of British empire. India, Israel, just to name a couple. If you believed the brits left hk to China with a good intention, you are again, naïveté. They left without a fight. Portuguese at least fought the mainland for Macau back in 50s. I suggest you to learn history first
She mentioned that her parent's forgot to apply for the BNO and she wanted to see if she could still get her's because she was born in January of that year. The immigration lawyer said that it was too late, she would need to apple to UK as a Skilled worker. The Lawyer said that she should be a nurse as there are always demand for nurses. Her boyfriend has his BNO and the lawyer also said that if they get married that could also be another option for her.
@@choiwaynekiet haha yes, i got all that. i was just confused that if she really had a heart for HK and called HK her home, why did she try to abundant it? we all know revolution takes bloodshed in one way or the other. if she's determined, she shouldn't have a plan b. it seems to me that if her attempts failed, she could leave all behind and move on to a different life if she got an BNO. i call her out as a hypocrite
As a kid being raised in Macau and Hong Kong, One country and two system never works because the core value is so different. It's basically Democracy vs Communist.
as a kid being raised in mainland China , i love Macau more than Hong kong , Macau and Hong Kong are like a good kid and annoying kid， i really fking hate the latter one more
Your judgement is biased. A country can work having several separate entities. Time has proven this. Fact is China wants to rule on HK. It's not a matter of democracy ruling. Freedom of speech doesn't equal democracy if you can't choose the system ruling. Should I mention I was raised in a democratic country?
No, police won't hurt you unless you hurt them or attack them.... like the CCP are doing in HK protest then frame it on Hong Kongers peacefully protesting to up their game, ok it's possible to have angry protesters who are anti communist dictatorship, but most were peaceful protesters who CCP would love to create another Tiannamen square style massacre.... must hurt the dear Xi govt. not being able to censor it in Hong Kong.
@@Seramics yeah ccp thugs are pathetic....they go after your family to try silence you, go into trains and attack innocent people to try cause a havoc, years of brainwashing does that to you...there's not much you can do about it🤣
UK gov't is very happy for Hong Kongers arriving in UK . They have to pay £2000 every 6 months to renew their Visas . Good revenue to finance the failing UK economy .Hong Kongers will need to work much harder in UK to cover the Visa fee .
But if those people play it right, they should try to aim for listed British comp. Then get a transfer into the mainland with those companies.... Once they are in charge, then they can hire as many Cantonese speakers as they want or desires.
young people,,, always are idealistic about "democracy" or "freedom". It has very beautiful outlook and is attractive indeed. But in your age, you should go back to school studying more knowledge or try to visit/live in more countries to broaden your horizons. When you really decide to contribute to the the career of democracy, you should also think carefully after democracy, how to run your country. There are many sucessful democratic countries in this world, but there are also many more unsucessful ones who are in troubles of poverty, corruption, drugs, crimes, etc. I can not count on young people to lay out the good policies to manage well the country as many of them do not even know how to get a decent job and support a family independently. But I appreciate their courage which is rarely found in middle-aged guys.
A good documentary that presented different views towards the big controversies. It would be even better if it could have the perspectives of the pro-central government people unless there is none in HK. :) It was sad to see the girl nearly in tears when talking about her loving boyfriend wanting to marry her. It also made me furious that the other girl may get a 7 year jailtime. Confronting a brutal reality at such a young age was heartbroken. But it was also giving me a sense of calmness and happiness to see the police officer hiking with this "lonely" girl. Good luck to them. Myself would never set a foot in HK because of the discrimination and hatred towards mainland around 2010s. But I do agree that the policies adopted by central government was wrong. THat being said, calling for an independent HK is too far.
As a teacher, I was heart broken to see the 2 young people taking photos in front of the tram, despite the alarm sound by the driver. What kind of education they had to display such selfish behaviour? And they are university graduate?
Remember back when you were their age- displaying reckless behavior was not uncommon. I did it. And I am sure you did it too. In hindsight I wonder, how did I survive? Memories that makes me smile 😊
Crazy how Americans want “Law & Order” but make a full 180 degree turn when it was HK and actually were gleeful that HK was burning down as a sign of protest against the CCP. Now Americans are complaining that form of protest is happening here? It’s amazing how much people don’t realize how fast the internet works. You don’t think people in America would see the HK protests and use the same tactics here? Chinese police lives matter less than American police lives? Oh yeah, hey HK protestors what do you think about what’s happening to the Uyghurs? Remember, regardless of the system, any government can be taken down. Do not think the grass is greener on the other side. Re-root, fertilize, and water your own turf. Do these protestors really think Americans can tell the difference between a Hong Konger versus a Mainlander? Some might, but most will be ignorant enough to not care.
HK’s economic polarization is the root cause that drives young generation to the street, which is always the case in any social turmoil. But unfortunately the movement was fanned up under the name of democracy, which to my opinion is bark to the wrong tree. For that reason it's not that central goverment intervenes too much but too little and too late. And no doubtably there were US and UK's political motives behind all this and took the advantage of the situation. All the young people just were used as cat's paw. HKer's should realize that the only reason HK can achieve to its peak economically is because it's backed up by the Asian's econonic booming since 60’s, not because of under the UK's ruling or democracy. Don't throw it away.
Can the CCP make Hong Kong great again? Hong Kong has had one of its economic miracles being one of the 4 Asian little dragons. China CCP had performed possibly, the BIGGEST economic miracle in human history to have lifted over 600 million people from poverty and transformed its economy to become the second largest in the world in less than 40 years. Logically, there is STRONG evidence and reason to believe that China working with Hong Kong will and can deliver GREAT results for Hong Kong and make Hong Kong great again. However, unfortunately, there are many, especially young people in Hong Kong do NOT want China's involvement in Hong Kong even to the extent that they promoted their idea of rather having Hong Kong die economically than to work with China. That's called “Naam Chau”, meaning die together. Why? Some Hong Kong people blame Mainland Chinese for EVERYTHING. Those Hong Kong people, from before 1997 and a few years after 1997, felt they were SUPERIOR to Mainland Chinese due to the earlier economic development of Hong Kong than Mainland China. They felt Mainland Chinese were their poor and silly relatives across the border and didn't think highly of them. Hong Kong, from 1997 to 2003, suffered one of the MOST serious economic depressions in its 150 years history due to the broke out of the Asian Economic Crisis in 1997. Housing prices dropped over 70% and stock market dropped to historical lows. During that same time, China was developing VERY quickly and MANY Mainland Chinese started to get rich and VERY rich. SARS hit Hong Kong during early 2003 and further devastated the Hong Kong economy and the livelihoods of Hong Kong people. After SARS, in order to help revive Hong Kong economy, the Central government in Beijing approved Chinese tourists visiting Hong Kong with a much simplified visa, causing millions of Mainlanders to visit Hong Kong and to shop at LOWER prices in Hong Kong as there was ZERO tax and duties in Hong Kong as free trade port. Hong Kong's economy in a very short time was REVIVED with the new found spending powers of millions of Mainland Chinese going to Hong Kong every month.The downside of this incoming Chinese tourists was that MANY Hong Kong people who used to despise and look down on Mainland Chinese, had to face the reality that SOME are MUCH richer and smarter than them. As usual, when economies did well, prices went up. Prices of Housing, stock market, products of daily use ALL went up and went up SIGNIFICANTLY. More and more smart and hardworking Mainland Chinese studied in Hong Kong or overseas were getting better jobs in Hong Kong and with better pays than Hong Kong people due to their higher caliber. Hong Kong people were LOSING OUT BIG TIME and were forced to face the reality that they were WORSE OFF, at least to those Mainland Chinese who could afford to visit and work in Hong Kong. That caused unrepairable damages to MANY who felt any superiority over Mainland Chinese. Many Hong Kong people, especially those young ones, had witnessed the improving economy but that only benefited the richer and smarter ones and they themselves suffered DECLINING standards of living. The anger and resentment grew BIGGER as Hong Kong depended on Mainland China more and more and MANY Hong Kong young people were just NOT competitive enough in the freest and most capitalistic city in the world. Therefore, some Hong Kong “scholars” and opinion leaders over the years INVENTED a story for the youngsters that in Hong Kong things WERE much better during British colonial rule than after returned to China in 1997. Resentment, angers, frustrations, ignorance GREATLY built up among Hong Kong young people and they wanted to overthrow the Hong Kong government and reduced the influence of Chinese central government on Hong Kong. They wanted to make DRASTIC CHANGES to Hong Kong to “improve” Hong Kong in the names of freedom, human rights and democracy. As a matter of fact, most youngsters who believed this “story” were born AFTER 1997 and had NEVER lived a single day during British colonial rule. Some, especially young people, in Hong Kong believed the story that things WERE much better before 1997 and China was responsible for making their lives difficult. Therefore, they viewed UK and USA as their HELP and SAVIOR to hope to seek assistance and support from them to overthrow Hong Kong and Chinese governments for their “DREAMLAND” to occur in Hong Kong under WESTERN influence and control. In conclusion, it is VERY UNLIKELY Hong Kong will be great again having declining quality of people, especially young ones, and resisting the support and cooperation from China, the MOST dynamic economic powerhouse of the world. -Thomas Lee www.quora.com/Can-the-CCP-make-Hong-Kong-great-again/answer/Thomas-Lee-1181?ch=10&share=2726f7c2&srid=uvAeWa Discussing Hong Kong, Politics, Propaganda, Brainwashing, Media & Coronavirus With Dan Cohen th-cam.com/video/trvrMWXM16o/w-d-xo.html
If people actually understood how things unfolded, UK itself was not democratic, since the Queen own the land literally. It was created slowly and over time. This is why, when you see the 1997 handover, people were so sad. Sad that, this would or may be ruined, when it was given away. And the people were not wrong. If China, or Central Beijing was literally real, and literally serious about supporting the country. Then a much smoother transition would have happened, even during the past 20 odd years. So why do people not behave this way ??? The North, had always been about Mongolia, and also about Russia. Russia, actually RUNS China... With their communism, and Marxistic ideas. And if it was not for Sun Yat Sen.. who tried to cooperate and to coerce the CCP team... to turn things the other way. Would the country be where it is today ? Anyway, US will decouple with China now. So.. this is the end. Even though, a small section of Canada, esp on the Western side, it used to be owned by the Chinese. (That is, the Northern Hans or other...) And that California.. was also owned by the Chinese as well. So when people talk about this "tech competition". Who raised the gold rush from Cali, to Hong Kong ??? Who were those earlier migrants... the ones who were sent to gold mines in America to dig for gold ??? Look beyond 1900.... and into the 1700s... I think you will find your answers !!! I bet these histories are never taught in HK. The South, was actually its own kingdom. So why should Taiwan, and the South.. be marginalised now ??? Didn't HK's tax or money went up North ? Yes it DID !!! Everybody is taught the opium wars... and now, you can see the entire truth on the internet... No more lies.
Why is there a "China town" everywhere in America ?? Who owned those "towns" ? If it was not the Chinese ???? Those were the days, before you had an actual "company". People owned land, and allow their own families or extended families to work abroad !!! And America was actually a "free for all". Meaning, who has the money, can buy the land, way back then. The East side, was from the 13 colonies of Europe, but the California side, which is closer to Asia, was owned by the Chinese !!! I bet you that, if people checked.. those lands were owned by the Chinese, and that the tech comps are owned by the Americans. And they loan on this. So it is a win-win. Otherwise, why would Trump buy those towers in HK and those buildings in HK for so much money ? It is all about give, and take. Even now, some mainland chinese, have bought out London's Chinatown... er... Why ? Isn't China now ending the entire relationship with the world ? Some British person wanted to buy the land, and this was blocked by the British government !!! Well... it seems that Premier Xi's words.. about "one country, two system"... I wonder what model this would be !!! All foreign money are leaving, and all foreign companies are leaving. So why are those Chinese following those companies and invade another country ?! They need to stop doing that ! open their own businesses and create the internal market !!!
Some of the comments here really make me scratch my head lol. I mean, sure, mainland is developed, orderly and advanced, but you have to understand that regions such as HK and TW have their ways of running things, and they have been faring quite well in their own ways too. It's not only the economy that's important; civic life and community values are important too. As an ethnic Chinese living in a democracy, I could never imagine living under a non-democratic system where everything can be censored and everyone can be made to disappear just because they don't toe the official line. It's a matter about the values that you hold dear to. Conversely, I think mainland Chinese who were raised in a diff system are still able to live comfortably as well without political participation - nothing wrong with that as they are used to the system. Anyway, to the HKers: stay strong and all the best!
As politician you need life experiences, what does a 23 year old who never left a small island with no financial or family commitments going to bring to society. Experience the real struggles of hkers.
I think this documentary is good for portraying 2 sides, since none of them is right or wrong, they are all Hong Kongers. I like their patriotism to be honest, if it was Malaysian, they will just say leave the country
There's two sides to every story. The truth only exists in mathematics. Everybody experiences the reality in a different way. If they don't like it there in HK, why not move over to a place like Australia, which is 1000 times larger than Hong Kong where people live like sardines in a can. Speaking of Australia, may I ask why is this vast resourceful Continent in Asia-Pacific, only a few hundred miles away from South-East Asia had no Asian-Pacific Islanders in that vast land originally, historically inhabiting when Anglo pirates, some 10,000 miles away England, sailed half the world away, and looted in late 18th century? This doesn't make sense, since Asian-Pacific Islanders originally and historically inhabiting and residing in Pacific such as Guam, Tonga, New Zealand, Tahiti, Fiji and Hawaii? Speaking of New Zealand, why did these same Anglo pirates, sailed halfway around the world and looted in the late 18th century? Why didn't they occupy beautiful fertile Iceland, right above them just a short distance away, with hardly any people there, even today? More at, blog.chinadaily.com.cn/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=711807
@@olefella7561 You're on point. Near by Australia, a giant resourceful Continent in Asia Pacific region with a mere 26 million population, which is 1000 times larger than Hong Kong where 6 million residents live like sardines in a can. Much thanks for, blog.chinadaily.com.cn/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=711807
@@olefella7561 May I ask, why don't they, Anglo Colonizers, all have a family reunion on your own land of jolly old England? Return the looted Continent of Australia in Asia-Pacific to people of Asia-Pacific region. Return the looted New Zealand to Native Maori people. Slavery, Colonialism and Colonization are evil things done, and benefited by evildoers. Remember, notorious centuries-long global cardinal crimes that Anglo clans had committed, and benefited a great deals, such as Slavery and Colonialism had long been over, why on earth is notorious Colonization still lingering on, may I ask?
This documentary managed to humanise the police officers and show that in the highly militarized police force that have been portrayed in the mainstream media as geared up, throwing tear gas and swinging their batons mercilessly.
"...highly militarized police force that have been portrayed in the mainstream media as geared up, throwing tear gas and swinging their batons mercilessly" How otherwise can you to sell to the world the concept of oppression? For those who are unhappy with how HK is being governed now, they should try to go out to the "democratic countries" to try. Wait when they have to face daily life to get jobs to paid bills and are been forced to go out to work in this pandemic and face the constant fear of getting punch, mobbed or kill by others for no reason except for their race, then they will realize that HK and China is not that bad after all.
46:07 "I don't think you'd ever regret taking up this career" Patrick replies "Never, Sir" ........thats hong kong spirit.....keep up the good work Hong Kong Police!!!
I am from Hong Kong and I think that the people are fighting an inevitability and after living in the UK temporarily, I believe that the British don't care to help us and will make it incredibly hard for us who are eligible to move there. It is possible that the Chinese government is genuinely trying to help us, maybe not. But regardless, it is all going to happen and transitioning from a 1997 style HK to a Chinese city would be impossible, so these measures were always going to happen.
The CCP is scared of FREEDOM AND DEMOCRACY. The CCP could NEVER allow the Mainland people to start having a mind of their own and start questioning the CCP atrocities. The world MUST protect and help Taiwan!!! THE WORLD CAN NOT LOSE ANOTHER PROPSPERIOUS REGION LIKE TAIWAN TO THE HANDS OF THE CCP!!!
@@hiroshinagoya2469 you are lock of knowledge about China, millions Chinese student study over seas, and China has the most tourist going around the world. Chinese know what freedom and democracy is. 80 percent of the countries in this world has democratic elections. But most of those countries remain poor.
@@jian11188 haha... mostly Chinese or rich families or members of the CCP higher ranks. Those students abroad DO NOT adapt to their host country and only acquired knowledge to go back to the Mainland
@@jian11188 Chinese tourist go usually in groups and NEVER alone like a backpacker; want to know why? so they are not in real contact with the outside world that way the CCP can keep controlling their minds. FREEDOM AND DEMOCRACY are the CCP's greatest enemies.
@@hiroshinagoya2469 You clearly fall more into the category of a conspiracy theorist and the problem with people like you is you don't listen to facts and you only think about your own Sinophobia and fear of a strong China. Please refrain from making judgement about tourists when in reality many Chinese adults lack English skills to travel to the West without the aid of Chinese tour guides, and they're cheaper, not because we're in a ploy to spy on every single other citizen. You're making a fool of yourself at this point.
A section of the hong konger think they are independent. They were never then, they were never now. If you want independent like every other country you have to fight for it. If you fight you have to bear the consequences of your action. So good luck. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😂
To the people of Hong Kong, things are ever changing nothing stay the same forever. Make the best nest you can. Just remember Hong Kong is a tiny spit next to China, without any resources. Without China no water, food, or electricity. Like it or not your existence depend on china.
I would not disagree. China has all the geopolitical advantage so it's almost impossible to change HK's fate. It's a brutal truth that is heart-wrenching for those who call HK home. But I'd say let them cling on to their last string of hope, it's even more brutal to take that away. If you are in their shoes, would you let things happen, or try to make things happen?
Speaking of which, here's a jaw dropping revelation! On You-Tube video, th-cam.com/video/oX_r6PUcU2g/w-d-xo.html ; go to the Comment that said, "Go back to England, Michael, you will be dead soon if you stay in Cali". Read Sub-comments (many of those are actually CODED-MESSAGES); which gives in a nutshell regarding Cyber Intelligence gathering operation at work.
still 1980s generation by and large looked fortunate to see the progress of living, technology, enjoying some opportunities, mentally & socially more prepared in facing either timely or untimely challenges..... it’s hong kong ‘civil servant minded’ leaders misinterpreted the situation to persuade communists establishing barbaric laws
Hongkong people think only about hongkong, they don't look at the big picture. Mainland Chinese think about the whole China, including tibet, xinjiang, east China sea, south China sea, safety of the whole nation 1.4 billion people. China is not the lucky nation like the US. Hongkonger does not understand the price of peace and safety.
I don't know what to say after watching this documentry I am just numb but i belive in one thing everything has its expairy date so do ccp i just want to live till that date. RIP to all youngsters who died 😔😔
In fact, i was born in 1980+ in mainland China, what i feel is our country is getting better and better, we are in prosperity. I can deeply feel the change of our lives in recent 30 years. So, different minds can feel the same thing in different ways. Thanks for the CCP governing!
You probably don't care but I would like to share a story with you which you may or may not find insightful. My grandparents were partizans who were fighting the Nazi's and their subgroups as well as what was at the time pro monarchy movement in the Balkans during WW2. China also had a foreign aggressor as well as a civil war at the time. When all was said and done a new country was created which consisted of several ethnic groups, customs, religions and a few other minorities and was called "Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia" and was lead by Marshal Josip Broz Tito who was the head of the Yugoslav Communist Party. Yugoslavia consisted of several republics which were something like your provinces in China or Oblasti in Russia. As you can relate, the central government was strict and there were quite a few limitations. You were not allowed to oppose or organize against the party, expressing individual ethnic differences (there is a history of ethnic tensions in the region) for either insults or to set oneself apart from the whole was discouraged, press was state controlled, republics did gain increased autonomy over time but the central government was still the highest authority, mixed economy with coop's and unions were encouraged and subsidized, your standard military parades, secret police etc. you get the point. Yugoslavia was not super rich or anything but for the most part, people seemed to have been happy. In 1980 Tito dies however, nobody is clear on who should take point. A bunch of bad decisions were made and divides based on ethnicity, religion etc. resurfaced after 50 years of being suppressed. One by one the republics declared independence (as was allowed legally) because they could no longer see themselves working with others despite us all being Slavs and a series of brutal, bloody and most vicious conflicts erupted whos consequences can be felt to this day. I was born in Bosnia in 1990 and a few years later Yugoslavia was a memory and a bunch of independent countries who had multi party democratic systems and adopted capitalism were now here. Imagine every individual Chinese province and autonomous zone breaking off and their citizens start killing each other. Just as other young people, this shift from what we were told was a oppressive and strict dictatorship to democracy was being hailed by a lot of people as a fresh start and freedom. Decades later and while people vote between several party options and sometimes protest and all that is a part of a democratic and free society not much has changed in terms of improving living and work standards. With multiple political parties often come internal societal divisions, you will often be told what you want to hear by candidates for votes even if they don't actually hold that position. Private interests will always play a part in decommissioning even when the people oppose it. While I appreciate some do not see it as such, the Chinese Communist Party with all it's good and bad history is responsible for where you are today as a country and for all the things you have access to today. This took a lot of work on the part of the leadership which promised all of it's citizens will enjoy ever improving living standards and opportunities and that it will protect you all in whichever way necessary. Yes, in return they demand you fall in line and live by the rules given and I understand this is not the most pleasant feeling ever but ultimately I think it's worth it. Besides, one day when the outside pressure from your rivals subsides or the level of threat to you is low you will see that CPC will become more and more lenient. Yugoslav's may have lost the unity we once had but you must preserve yours no matter what.
Great information, save yourself the time and effort to write up such informative and intelligent comment. For they are already brainwashed and have made up their minds no matter what you say to them. Mao once said to Edgar Snow "people of the masses". He was right.
These kids will find out how lucky they were once they have a chance live outside Hong Kong. Hong Kong income per capita is among the highest in the world once until these kids started destroying it.
@@nikarshadsulaiman9614 people live in New York. You just can’t afford a 3000 soft home and can’t eat at expensive restaurants. You should see what poor people live in and eat but they may be happy there. But they don’t have opportunities.
@@nikarshadsulaiman9614 You can always move. Nobody is stopping you. I lived in these so called expensive cities before including Hong Kong and in the US. That is where the good jobs are. You can live further away and commute or move. That is simple economic. What do all these have to do with rioting and complaining. These situation existing long before China took over. People tried to come to Hong Kong in 60's and 70's to find jobs despite the facts British control most of the money. But Chinese are willing to work hard to send money home even if they are living in a tin house. Remember many Chinese were tricked to the US to work on the railroad. And then lock them in Chinatown with Chinese Exclusion Act so they can't have families. In general, Chinese are honest working people. My dad didn't have any college education when he started working in Hong Kong. He studied and got his accountant license by self studying. The Hong Kong kids nowadays are spoiled. They got a nice home their parents provided. And all they can think of is destroying the city they parents or grandparents build by hard work despite treated as second class citizen in Hong Kong. Police Chief, business executives, managers, politicians were exclusive British. The Hong Kong Jockey club membership were opened only to White. Eventually some Asians were accepted but far in between. The income gap is like 100 times on same position between British workers and Hong Kong workers then. The housing problem is nothing new. China had offered solutions to Hong Kong before but they rejected them because of their "British thinking" politicians. They offered to transform Hong Kong into Silicon Valley. When they rejected their idea, China started developing Shenzhen. We all know what happened then. China is offering to provide cheap land in China and develop cheap and fast transportation like HSR. That was not widely accepted. But I know many took that options are pretty happy. You make your choices in life. The existing situation is existing. What is the point of complaining New York, Tokyo, Hong Kong home prices are too expensive. You think by rioting destroying everything in Hong Kong, Americans are going to come over and build new cheap homes for you. You wish.
Note what Patten said. "Hong Kong will be ruled by Hong Kong people". The British never leave its ex-colonies willingly and in peace. They lay time bombs from Palestine to India with the intent of splitting and weakening the countries it left. Hongkongers used to be very pragmatic. Whatever happens they surmount their difficulties and carry on. That is: until the young got brainwashed by hollow Western thinking. But as the economy develops and the housing shortages resolved pragmatism will return. Hong Kong has a very bright future. Those who left will seriously regret not remaining but instead prefer to be outcasts in foreign lands where their presence is tolerated but not accepted.
Really like this documentary. Really admire the courage of those young people but pity that they chose the wrong way and got manipulated. They should have visited China more often since young and understood how China changed over the past 20 years.
Just because this episode interviewed the youth doesn't mean only the youth in Hong Kong supported the protest. In fact, many people from other age groups also took part. So does it mean most Hong Kong people got manipulated? My only advice to people outside of HK would be: try to put yourselves in others' shoes. You have no idea what Hong Kongers have gone through.
Whats the point of going university n graduated with no job n yet keep protesting nonstop .....HK alrdy given back to china they hv to follow suits. Long protesting not only damaged oneslf instead HK economic get worsen. What for being a hero, does all these youngsters ever thought of hw their parents feel raising them to destroy their own future.....is time to wakeup let HK rise again so more tourists will visit tis beautiful vibrant city tat was once before.
HK millennium have been taught to despise their motherland for its poverty and backwardness. They have also been told they r no longer under colonial rule and have a legislative council and leader to give HK residents a elective parliament. When the elders and leaders of HK comes together and form a legislative government becomes embroils in civil obedience and domestics discord between the young and the leaders of Legco. Legco or Lego is not in control of young and disparate HK disenchanted with unemployment and bleak future .why? HK is a trading post for Britain since they discover silk and tea. It maritime port handles goods from around the world . It was never intended to be a nation state with a democratic parliament. It was only support to have a governor and a administrative government that reports to the mainland. HK was never supposed to be a country or a nation . It was always a trading post for Britain and China. It was always part of China and now a special administrative region of China after 1997.
I used to love visiting Hong Kong but sadly now how is rotting... and it is rotting because of its citizens. But then again, they are like the immature people in the movies they make. I hope they can approach their problems in a strategic way rather than using violence
香港在英国殖民地时期，从来没有享受过任何形式的民主自由，英国人蹂躏侮辱践踏香港人情况随处可见，香港人在英国殖民地时期，参与游行集会会被抓起来并且还会被用刑法进行身体的伤害，这些东西都是历史可以查的。香港回归中国之后，中国政府才给与了香港一定程度的自由，high degree of autonmy 不等于full autonomy, 但是很多香港年轻人任务自由就是为所欲为，举个简单的例子，在美国，如果你焚烧美国的国旗，你是要被抓起来的，但是在香港，有多少人焚烧中国的国旗，shame on them. 美国的国家安全法可以管到夏威夷，为什么中国的国安法不能香港。 please stop using double standards.
there's a saying, keep your friends close, your enemies even closer. Having reached the impasse, HKers should probably consider bringing change as a ccp member instead of having the unsustainable persistent head on collision. Prolly that's what Carrie has been doing?
Carrie lam has never been on our side...you can see how incompetent she is in making any big decisions. She doesn't even try to hide the fact that she supports China, which she has to anyway. There's no way she's a mole, and even if she is, she can't do much except bow to China with all those international sanctions on herself.
How naive of you to think you can go against the ideology of ccp by being a ccp member. Regular Chinese citizens can be imprisoned or 'disappeared' just because they don't agree with ccp, what makes you think it'll be any different if it was a ccp memebr?
Speaking of CCP, here's a jaw dropping revelation! On You-Tube video, th-cam.com/video/oX_r6PUcU2g/w-d-xo.html ; go to the Comment that said, "Go back to England, Michael, you will be dead soon if you stay in Cali". Read Sub-comments (many of those are actually CODED-MESSAGES); which gives in a nutshell regarding CCP Cyber Intelligence gathering operation at work.
Make a living, Live your lives. I know china is suppressing Hong Kong democracy but if Chinese people can live under CCP, you can too. Don't waste too much of your lives fighting over politic.
Those kids fighting for "freedom" is so cute. They are the real spoiled ones. They do not know what poverty and famine is. Those who DO NOT ACCEPT to live with a country REUNITED, usually are the ones who wants to be at a better conditions or either keep exploiting others misery to theirs own benefit. I guess this is WHY the HK "protests" failed HARD.
who created the GREAT FAMINE IN CHINA? Mao Zedong!!! READ real history!!! you have access to TH-cam it is OBVIOUS you have access to the free world unlike Mainlanders in China under the control of the Chinese firewall!!! I know you are SMARTER THAN THAT!!! the CCP is CRIMINAL group!!!
Some BNO arrive last December to claim asylum and was told they r allow to enter and have to wait 6 months before they r allow to claim asylum . In the mean time they can find employment and live in the UK as residents. UK residents cannot claim asylum but can become UK citizens . They r not entitled to benefits as asylum seekers r given because they r not allow to seek paid work.
wait im confused while waiting for 6mos to claim assylum they are classified as residents? but residents cant claim assylum as they are allowed to work so no benefits will be handed to them?
Girl, so you rather stay unemployed than to take a job that will require you to meet clients in china??? Sheesh. I hope you are getting unemployment the government cause if you want to go into the finance, marketing, tech, etc sector for multinational companies, there will be lots of cross team meetings, travel, training, etc with teams all around asia and the world. I can't see her working anywhere else but legit local local positions (not much career growth) that only serves the hong kong population.
I don't understand why is she acting high and mighty. Her level of English is atrocious. The interviewer's English is way better than her and yet he understood the importance of China to the world economy. She really needs a big reality slap.
@@cylim1248 If she go to ShenZhen several times ,maybe will change her view on mainland. But she are afraid of going there, not because the fear of Chinese government, but afraid of breaking their consistent view of “China is evil”.
@@ericchang5646 She is caught between a rock and a hard place all because of her own doing. She can act "British" all she wants but I doubt she will be able to migrate to UK with her level of "Engrish". Then she refused to work with any company connected to China. Frankly, she deserved to be unemployed and don't deserve any pity.
@@cylim1248 Agree with u. The unique time have brought up this generation. They are also the victim of the bad system of HK. Maybe if central government can change the unreasonable system after handover in 1997, they will also be “ordinary youth” like mainland or other developed countries.
I watched these young hong kongers speak and realised they have become victims of the west. There's no democracy in the West! Hong Kong is great why must embrace western ideology and disrupt Hong Kong? Aiyooo. Soon they will learn, and better learn hard
No democracy in the West? As opposed to what? Democracy in China? China now rules over Hong Kong. If there's no democracy in China, what does that tell you about there being democracy in Hong Kong? Are you just severally mentally handicapped?
When abandonment is an option, the courageous ones stay, support, rebuild and adapt to the new. The fearful ones and the ones unable to cope or adapt due to egotism flee. I love HK regardless. All part of human reactions, could expected worse when leadership changes. Look at Russia and Ukraine …
In terms of its own initiative alone, Singapore at least has the opportunity to determine its own destiny, whereas Hong Kong does not.I won't go into the problems that Singapore is currently facing, but it would be a tragedy for Hong Kong to be swallowed up by a red power.Singapore can at least continue to have its own personality. And just one word of caution to Singaporeans here is not to trust China too much.While you can still decide your own destiny and future, you must strive for them.
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Thank you for this documentary, and thank you for not having an English voiceover, as someone who speaks Cantonese, it makes a world of a difference in staying connected.
One issue I fear for HK post 2047 is if Cantonese was to become a 2nd language. I really hope not.
@@DavidHoughton17 That’s is a unstoppable trend cuz HongKong belongs to China and they interact more with Chinese. You can’t promise all Chinese can speak Cantonese so you must learn Mandarin even for your job. Maybe we can slow the trend but can’t stop it. Many new generation Chinese have can’t speak the local dialect.Not sure bad or good, but it’s the trend.
@@ericchang5646 fair enough :-)
Stand Strong with HK!
Can the CCP make Hong Kong great again?
Hong Kong has had one of its economic miracles being one of the 4 Asian little dragons.
China CCP had performed possibly, the BIGGEST economic miracle in human history to have lifted over 600 million people from poverty and transformed its economy to become the second largest in the world in less than 40 years.
Logically, there is STRONG evidence and reason to believe that China working with Hong Kong will and can deliver GREAT results for Hong Kong and make Hong Kong great again.
However, unfortunately, there are many, especially young people in Hong Kong do NOT want China's involvement in Hong Kong even to the extent that they promoted their idea of rather having Hong Kong die economically than to work with China. That's called “Naam Chau”, meaning die together.
Why?
Some Hong Kong people blame Mainland Chinese for EVERYTHING.
Those Hong Kong people, from before 1997 and a few years after 1997, felt they were SUPERIOR to Mainland Chinese due to the earlier economic development of Hong Kong than Mainland China. They felt Mainland Chinese were their poor and silly relatives across the border and didn't think highly of them.
Hong Kong, from 1997 to 2003, suffered one of the MOST serious economic depressions in its 150 years history due to the broke out of the Asian Economic Crisis in 1997. Housing prices dropped over 70% and stock market dropped to historical lows. During that same time, China was developing VERY quickly and MANY Mainland Chinese started to get rich and VERY rich.
SARS hit Hong Kong during early 2003 and further devastated the Hong Kong economy and the livelihoods of Hong Kong people. After SARS, in order to help revive Hong Kong economy, the Central government in Beijing approved Chinese tourists visiting Hong Kong with a much simplified visa, causing millions of Mainlanders to visit Hong Kong and to shop at LOWER prices in Hong Kong as there was ZERO tax and duties in Hong Kong as free trade port. Hong Kong's economy in a very short time was REVIVED with the new found spending powers of millions of Mainland Chinese going to Hong Kong every month.The downside of this incoming Chinese tourists was that MANY Hong Kong people who used to despise and look down on Mainland Chinese, had to face the reality that SOME are MUCH richer and smarter than them.
As usual, when economies did well, prices went up. Prices of Housing, stock market, products of daily use ALL went up and went up SIGNIFICANTLY. More and more smart and hardworking Mainland Chinese studied in Hong Kong or overseas were getting better jobs in Hong Kong and with better pays than Hong Kong people due to their higher caliber. Hong Kong people were LOSING OUT BIG TIME and were forced to face the reality that they were WORSE OFF, at least to those Mainland Chinese who could afford to visit and work in Hong Kong. That caused unrepairable damages to MANY who felt any superiority over Mainland Chinese.
Many Hong Kong people, especially those young ones, had witnessed the improving economy but that only benefited the richer and smarter ones and they themselves suffered DECLINING standards of living. The anger and resentment grew BIGGER as Hong Kong depended on Mainland China more and more and MANY Hong Kong young people were just NOT competitive enough in the freest and most capitalistic city in the world.
Therefore, some Hong Kong “scholars” and opinion leaders over the years INVENTED a story for the youngsters that in Hong Kong things WERE much better during British colonial rule than after returned to China in 1997. Resentment, angers, frustrations, ignorance GREATLY built up among Hong Kong young people and they wanted to overthrow the Hong Kong government and reduced the influence of Chinese central government on Hong Kong. They wanted to make DRASTIC CHANGES to Hong Kong to “improve” Hong Kong in the names of freedom, human rights and democracy. As a matter of fact, most youngsters who believed this “story” were born AFTER 1997 and had NEVER lived a single day during British colonial rule.
Some, especially young people, in Hong Kong believed the story that things WERE much better before 1997 and China was responsible for making their lives difficult. Therefore, they viewed UK and USA as their HELP and SAVIOR to hope to seek assistance and support from them to overthrow Hong Kong and Chinese governments for their “DREAMLAND” to occur in Hong Kong under WESTERN influence and control.
In conclusion, it is VERY UNLIKELY Hong Kong will be great again having declining quality of people, especially young ones, and resisting the support and cooperation from China, the MOST dynamic economic powerhouse of the world.
-Thomas Lee
www.quora.com/Can-the-CCP-make-Hong-Kong-great-again/answer/Thomas-Lee-1181?ch=10&share=2726f7c2&srid=uvAeWa
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a masterpiece of documentary so well made looks like a movie. the characters were from multiple perspectives and the sub plots are connected and progressed so smoothly leading you to the whole perspective of the story. Million applauses.
CNA produces exceptional quality documentaries. Excellent! Please keep it up!
As someone who lived through the British and Chinese ruled Government in Hong Kong and experienced the good and bad in both eras, it is such an irony to hear those who missed the colonel time the most were born after the handover. Its so pathetic for those who judge without knowing!
Colonial HK is less remember the better because it happen at a time of great misery and poverty in southern China. Most of my relatives in southern China died of starvations because they were nationalist supporters that gave their gold to support a revolution against imperial and colonial rule. My parents went from imperial rule to colonial rule when they fled communist China in 1950 . I understand communism and nationalism but since the nationalist government KMT left China and giving communist Mao the mainland and southern China . Like all political parties at that time be it colonial or imperial rule, being on the wrong side has cost lives and poverty.
@@gha9543 you lost you pay the price. Better luck next time.
@@limitlesssky3050 we gain what we lost better than nothing to lose at all.
@Mr. HeavyDebater many were brainwashed during the British colonial times, up till the current generation of HK young people. Most of them were too young to remember or never had the experience living under colonial times. I bet they have not been the receiving end of racism for a lot of Chinese descended abroads (I have and my country has been colonised by the same western power before), but they're young and naive and stuck to their romantices fervor. Like that girl who went to the interview and refused to go mainland (I bet she don't know many cities in mainland has overtaken HK)..
@Mr. HeavyDebater Hold up. Gotta check you on that one.
HK's success was not the because of China, it was by proxy of history. During the mainland Civilwar, many like minded individuals fled to HK to avoid the fighting. At the time HK was left to exist on its own, while the new government was being built. Yes it was poverish, and sort of a useless location to have during the war. This how ever changed greatly. HK having international ties, a majority of the Chinese wealthy, entrenpeurnarial, and future minded after the war, decided to focus on industrialization as a to make money. Cheap labor provided to foreign countries.
Mainland economy was built on food trade. This was the major player in HK and China economics. China had nothing to offer besides food, at the time it was the only important thing and kept inflation low. HK needed the food chain provided, and was able to return its accrued revenue from foreign players. It is funny to note, because HK had autonomy they were able to create a create multiple small enterprises instead of one controlling force. That means the only rason they were able to get so much work from around the world was because they were able to adapt to trends and needs. China could not do that at all.
The Chinese government did not engage in any type of planning or control of HK. This is when HK was in the golden years, companies were being born, education was advancing, the city was developing by its own ogranic needs. It was then Mainland China used this oppurtunity to help the rest of the country industrialize and progress. Hong Kong once encompassed more than half the GDP of China. All of this was done by HK, not China. HK built China with means, that do not represent China. Over the decades China has adopted many themes and ideas originally HK, and have differentiaed HK to being a "free spirit being controlled" culture instead of a "self-reliant and self-made" culture. It is horribly sad, because Mainland has stolen the identity of HK, while shifting the HK mind set to the archaic mindset of China's past.
TL;DR. China had nothing to do with HK success. It was HK that had to do with China's modernization of its coastal provinces, and keeping China progressing forward as a country.
Match making is the cutest part of the documentary! Like all the Youth full of confusion and uncertainty despite all aspects of differences, wish all the best and luck to all 🍀!
Singapore produced documentary never disappoints me
Hey just wanna you to know there are people who grew up in mainland China admiring your courage and dedication!! To the young Hong Kong people, we hear you and we see you. We may not say anything but we know! We love you and I hope one day we can all live a better life in both Hong Kong and the Mainland. There will be no border, only bridges...............
That day will come but in a few generations where the identity of our people are erased. Central won't let us work together, the only way is if we become just like them.
What a kind of professor told the student to drop out as police officer? That's not a teacher but a politician 🙄.
I do not know WHY people around the world are saying "sh*t" about the HK police. They look, act and are very much professionals. Much more better than most cops around the world. Seriously.
it's university not kindergarten
Teachers in HK are under union which gives them the permission to be involved in politics. hence they are influencing the young ones
Hong Kong people have no professionalism.
When the police officers becomes a thug ..... Yeah i think the teacher just saved a soul .... If not his / her charges ass from getting kicked and kurb stomped ...
I miss the old Hong Kong. No blue or yellow. Just a Hong Konger.
Hk is China🇨🇳🇨🇳🇨🇳🇨🇳
Cos back then HKers don’t need to concern with politics.
@@yoshi7390 Please do try your best. You have my moral support.
@@suheti Yes, because during colonial rule Hong Kong didn't have democracy and freedom!
@Disney Luvs Dix you watch too many Disney until become Mickey Mouse yourself
Hong Kong people have never governed HK the past 170 years; not under the UK and not under CCP
Can the CCP make Hong Kong great again?
Hong Kong has had one of its economic miracles being one of the 4 Asian little dragons.
China CCP had performed possibly, the BIGGEST economic miracle in human history to have lifted over 600 million people from poverty and transformed its economy to become the second largest in the world in less than 40 years.
Logically, there is STRONG evidence and reason to believe that China working with Hong Kong will and can deliver GREAT results for Hong Kong and make Hong Kong great again.
However, unfortunately, there are many, especially young people in Hong Kong do NOT want China's involvement in Hong Kong even to the extent that they promoted their idea of rather having Hong Kong die economically than to work with China. That's called “Naam Chau”, meaning die together.
Why?
Some Hong Kong people blame Mainland Chinese for EVERYTHING.
Those Hong Kong people, from before 1997 and a few years after 1997, felt they were SUPERIOR to Mainland Chinese due to the earlier economic development of Hong Kong than Mainland China. They felt Mainland Chinese were their poor and silly relatives across the border and didn't think highly of them.
Hong Kong, from 1997 to 2003, suffered one of the MOST serious economic depressions in its 150 years history due to the broke out of the Asian Economic Crisis in 1997. Housing prices dropped over 70% and stock market dropped to historical lows. During that same time, China was developing VERY quickly and MANY Mainland Chinese started to get rich and VERY rich.
SARS hit Hong Kong during early 2003 and further devastated the Hong Kong economy and the livelihoods of Hong Kong people. After SARS, in order to help revive Hong Kong economy, the Central government in Beijing approved Chinese tourists visiting Hong Kong with a much simplified visa, causing millions of Mainlanders to visit Hong Kong and to shop at LOWER prices in Hong Kong as there was ZERO tax and duties in Hong Kong as free trade port. Hong Kong's economy in a very short time was REVIVED with the new found spending powers of millions of Mainland Chinese going to Hong Kong every month.The downside of this incoming Chinese tourists was that MANY Hong Kong people who used to despise and look down on Mainland Chinese, had to face the reality that SOME are MUCH richer and smarter than them.
As usual, when economies did well, prices went up. Prices of Housing, stock market, products of daily use ALL went up and went up SIGNIFICANTLY. More and more smart and hardworking Mainland Chinese studied in Hong Kong or overseas were getting better jobs in Hong Kong and with better pays than Hong Kong people due to their higher caliber. Hong Kong people were LOSING OUT BIG TIME and were forced to face the reality that they were WORSE OFF, at least to those Mainland Chinese who could afford to visit and work in Hong Kong. That caused unrepairable damages to MANY who felt any superiority over Mainland Chinese.
Many Hong Kong people, especially those young ones, had witnessed the improving economy but that only benefited the richer and smarter ones and they themselves suffered DECLINING standards of living. The anger and resentment grew BIGGER as Hong Kong depended on Mainland China more and more and MANY Hong Kong young people were just NOT competitive enough in the freest and most capitalistic city in the world.
Therefore, some Hong Kong “scholars” and opinion leaders over the years INVENTED a story for the youngsters that in Hong Kong things WERE much better during British colonial rule than after returned to China in 1997. Resentment, angers, frustrations, ignorance GREATLY built up among Hong Kong young people and they wanted to overthrow the Hong Kong government and reduced the influence of Chinese central government on Hong Kong. They wanted to make DRASTIC CHANGES to Hong Kong to “improve” Hong Kong in the names of freedom, human rights and democracy. As a matter of fact, most youngsters who believed this “story” were born AFTER 1997 and had NEVER lived a single day during British colonial rule.
Some, especially young people, in Hong Kong believed the story that things WERE much better before 1997 and China was responsible for making their lives difficult. Therefore, they viewed UK and USA as their HELP and SAVIOR to hope to seek assistance and support from them to overthrow Hong Kong and Chinese governments for their “DREAMLAND” to occur in Hong Kong under WESTERN influence and control.
In conclusion, it is VERY UNLIKELY Hong Kong will be great again having declining quality of people, especially young ones, and resisting the support and cooperation from China, the MOST dynamic economic powerhouse of the world.
-Thomas Lee
www.quora.com/Can-the-CCP-make-Hong-Kong-great-again/answer/Thomas-Lee-1181?ch=10&share=2726f7c2&srid=uvAeWa
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@@condorX2 Good insight
CCP wants HK to do well also BUT CCP is more interested in bringing HK in to be part of the mainland since the 2 systems thing cannot go on without resentment from the mainland people. In other words, a country cannot have 2 different classes of citizens with different degrees of freedom.
Yes, HK will be just another important tier 1 city of China and as China continues to develop HK will become a smaller part of the whole economy while the rest of the country catches up.
HK should count its blessing and should enjoy what is left for the remaining 27 years.
@@allsportsexpert 🙂👍
@@allsportsexpert 邓小平说过：五十年不变，五十年之后更没有变的道理。
@@allsportsexpert better start laying the groundworks instead of waiting for good 50 years, by then it would be too late for CCP to stop HK liberation
it's not even 2047 and the Hong Kong people have already lost their freedom.
Don't say that bc that's not true.
马照跑舞照跳。It's the colonialism ruling they lost, or gotten rid of and take time to adjust from being slavery by foreigners
@@蝦記 China does forbid pro Hong Kong parties but Britain and Hong Kong never forbidded pro China parties, the opressor is China
This was excellent
Thank you CNA for preserving and documenting the true history of Hong Kong.
I like the new documentary styles
Nice one CNA! very heart warming feature, yet sad to see the state of HK especially for young people there. I really miss the way HK was prior to 2019.
@I-love-beef-hotpot IndianshvIQof83 KNN Not happy is it? What stone talking you sia ? I have relatives and friends from there. Anyway why so aggressive? Someone upset you? So what's some ang moh governor general got to do with today's HK? Take it easy man.
Tell that to the HKers
@I-love-beef-hotpot IndianshvIQof83 under British rule, the Chinese enjoyed special yellow skin rights, same high ranked as a beloved pet, dog. Everyone is also given ten votes each to choose what colour to wear for their underpants. They have true democracy back then under British rule.
@@DavidHoughton17 I agree, HK is belong to Donald Trump, the one and only. Let's make HK great again.
@Disney Luvs Dix China is belong to Trump Donaldson
This affinity for Britain is hard to watch; I think these kids born in '97 should look at movies and drama shows from the 80's and 90's. There are countless movies where Chinese were treated as 2nd class citizens from British authorities/officials, there were literally parks that had signs "no Chinese or dogs".
Today rich mainland Chinese are buying up properties in Great Britain.
@@zennoix9984 Because their government doesn't allow them to buy in their own country......
狡兔三窟 - this is the concept that all Chinese adheres to, and this is the reason why they buy houses overseas. If you're not Chinese, then you won't get it.
You should also see the aggression from workers in HK as well. The ones who threw stones to hit on the heads of these diplomats. (Without the diplomat dying.) And he still worked on by.... Until people settled their emotions. It happened again, and again, and again. So, how long will trust settle ???
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Watch the above. See who "gave back" the money to HK ? And to send their child abroad ? In hope to learn some kind of political education, to ensure that it can exist in HK to move forward.... So how come this never happened properly ? It reversed backwards ?? Even now ? So how come, you guys as adults, do not invest, and do not move into the Great Bay Areas ? Especially if you believe in the Central Government ??? Only the Northerners moved down South, into Shenzen. But not many Southerners moved up North. And nor would they speak Cantonese. So does that mean, you will forever be a minority in your "own country" ???!! In a country whereby you cannot even be allowed to speak Cantonese, IN CANTON. What rights do you think exist ?? Zero rights.
@@Blaze6432 If government allow that, their housing price will be like HK. The rich getting richer and the poor getting poorer. Government is actually protecting common folks from elites.
Hong Kong can still make it today. But to do so, Hong Kong people will have to change their mindset. They will have to acknowledge the new reality which is that they were and are a part of China despite their ancient colonial status.
The key word is adapt or perish.
Adapt Docility and Democracy perished
say good bye to your liberties, morals, and religious beliefs. Make the CCP almighty, your life won't be your life anymore, it will BELONG to the CCP.
Why should they accept moving backwards. HK was a first world society.
so true babe!
“A society without democracy is a society of slaves and fools.”
I just want this all to be over soon. No splits, no agression. Just peace. My family split over this, and I've been seeing the other part less and less, even though I had very good connection with them back when I was younger...
Covid has eliminated the democratic disorder syndrome in HK young and restless.
Home is not a place but a feeling
This takes me back to the 90s when the Vietnamese boat people arrived at Hong Kong refugee camps, Hong Kong medias, films and moves portrayed them as gangsters, killers, thieves, prostitutes basically anything bad happened in Hong Kong all traced back to Vietnamese refugees in Hong Kong.
At the time I feel sad and helpless, hoping if only Hong Kong people knew what's like to lose everything, your houses, your belongings, your jobs, your freedom, separated by loved ones, and had to throw your lives to the ocean in search for a better life.
Hey I'm in one of those camp, sum seu po
不漏洞拉 You mean it, don't you ?
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However, the children of those boat people voted for Biden instead of Trump. And most of Vietnamese people in Vietnam supports Trump. Unbelievable !
@thang pham i am not sure what you are referring to? What does that have to do with the vietnamese refuges??
@@yongdeng1813
Lol Trump and republicans don’t like refugees unless they are white 😅
@@sanaa8367 wrong, biden didn't want tolet refugees in...u know how to google? 50 years in politic and couldn't do sht. Now his handlers are getting ready to take him off..
i impressed how she can just go for an interview while being dressed so casually.
CNA did a good documentary.
No offence. But the people in hong kong are pretty rude. A decade back, got refused to serve just because we were speaking in chinese. Like what were we suppose to speak? English? Like i get that they hate china but hello we are not from china? Heard now, the people got more rude. Not sure if its their way of life but calm down 🤷♂️
Because people say English is the most superior , then Cantonese, and we spoken Mandarin is the inferior in their eyes.🤣
U cant speak english to them cos most of them suck in it. No offence. Not everyone from outside hong kong speak cantonese
They are suffering from identity crisis..
well, maybe they don't know how to speak mandarin. if thats not the case tho, you definitely have a reason to call them rude
@Disney Luvs Dix 你复制了这么多评论他们给你多少钱？你活做得这么差小心他们不付你工资
ThanksCNA for the good work. It would be nice if CNA can do a follow up interviews with those appeared in the documentary to see what do they thin about 2019 when they look back.
Thanks again CNA
Hopefully, there's a continuation to this documentary!
When they turn 46?
I couldn't hold my tears while watching this documentary...the scenes in the train made me stop watched this video.. So sorry 😭😭😭
your tear is cheap!
Ooh? You know it is roiter who start fighting old man in the train, right?
@@alee2204 your tear gas is expensive
You should rewind that clip 20 mins when the same group of protesters were attacking 3 senior passengers. Have tissue paper ready.
@@alee2204 I think you are cheaper.
majority of these rebel have never gone through hardship like their parents or grandparents did. that’s why everything is all about freedom. but the true fact is, there is never true freedom exist in this world.
Yes there is. You're just need to get out of your own pen to see it, little sheep.
i think its time for Hong Kong people to accept that they should either move out of Hong Kong, or accept they are Chinese citizens, hold a China passport, sing Chinese anthem and accept that HK is part of China like Shanghai.
If you cant accept that, then its time you think of moving to another country.
regardless if its going to happen in 2047 or 2020/2021, it doesnt change much, frankly i think if it were to happen in 2047 more HK ppl would be more recluant to change their mindset.
Why do you care if they want to be their own independent country? Is it just your personal sense nationalism? That's sad you put what you want over want they want for their lives. They live there, not you. It seems the colonized (China) has become the colonizer. They have obviously grown different in many ways from China since colonialism. Why would you want them to change to something they aren't anymore? Let people choose what they want to be. They don't want to change you. So don't support those who want to change them. If you care about their choice in the matter, you will put your personal desires aside, because it is not about you. You don't even live there. Why can't Hong Kong remain separate and just have friendly relations with China? What is logically wrong with this? China and Hong Kong are so different. This is trying to force a relationship that has died long ago. Give me a logical response as to why Hong Kong needs to be a part of China when they don't want to. If your answer is "it used to be China, so it should still be China" then, first, let me ask you this: did you know China used to not exist? Shocking right? Did you know this world 12,000 years ago was completely different and no countries existed? Amazing concept right??? The world is fluid and not solid like you imagine in the limited time we have alive on this Earth. We need to let go of our pride and possessiveness and learn to know when our ideals for others are not wanted. Let me leave you with this ancient proverb from my home country that might help you understand: "Things change." I hope you let this marinate in your head for a while. Maybe you can understand why things are different now and Hong Kongers like their state the way it is.
@@ronaldmcdonald4313
Bro, your logic is all over the place and makes no sense.
So what if China used to not exist as a united country?
Does that make sense then if Hawaii or Louisana were to secede back to the Natives? Do you think the American government would allow that? I think you'd only have to look at the American Civil War to see the historical response for that. Or heck, look at Spain's response to the Catalonia Independence referendum, and you'll quickly realize most modern countries will not let these things go through..
"Things change" so I guess the Native Americans were also forced to accept these terms too and it'd be completely justifiable because they got conquered and that's the end of that.
Either you have severely twisted logic or you're explaining it very poorly.
Another thing, don't pretend that Hong Kong is some monolithic entity. Almost half of the Hong Kong people actually prefer to stay with China due in part to Hong Kong protestors polarizing other citizens who don't share their views.
So.. according to your logic you are forcing your supposed desire onto those people as well, do those people's voice matter or is it purely whoever aligns with your world view the closest that matters most?
But well spoken like someone who knows nothing about the protestors considering actual independence as a country is not actually a popular sentiment among them..
At the end of it all, its complete nonsense to translate Hong Kong into an independent country considering they receive over 90% of supplies from mainland China, so who will they rely on to provide them with that? Can you answer that?
Probably not...maybe Drumpf after he gets re-elected of course (lol) will save them since Hong Kong protestors are convinced Biden is a pro-China shill.
@@aglis_ I thought according to the United Nations, people have the right to self-determination?
Article 1 in both the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR)[23] and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR)[24] reads: "All peoples have the right of self-determination. By virtue of that right they freely determine their political status and freely pursue their economic, social and cultural development. "
@@Jonosan You are so naive. Didn't confederate states want to break out from USA and we all know what happened next. And > 90% Catalonia people voted for independency, what happened next?
@@Jonosan hmm didnt Thailand stage a coup to oust a democratic elected Prime Minister with military force then make their chief of army, a general, the new PM, and continue to rule until now. i dun see USA impose sanctions on them or calling them out for being dicatorship.
I want people to remember this as they watch these kids fight for opposition.
My family is from Hong Kong and Im from the US. I can tell you, Hong Kong people are extremely racist towards mainlanders.
Its from a post-colonial mentality that made them think they are better.
Well, what they don't realise is that on the day the ccp collapses is the day they will become the "chinese" that they hate the most.
That is why the hk situation is so ironic.
@@androidone4808 hhhhahhh，ccp collapses
@@HoHo-hu4tk it's not as crazy as it sounds, the CCP currently relies on speculation not existing in order to keep their economy from collapsing. If something caused investors to stop believing in chinese economic development, we'd see a huge recession followed by what is essentially an extinction event.
@@mr.youtube1653 好，知道了，你可以闭嘴了
@@wtjzgt469 Don't be afraid, China has Europe mostly under their thumbs, and in America, major banks invest our money in the Chinese economy, so we basically have no choice other than to invest in China.
My dad once said, “Wars are won by people with the most to lose.”
I got emotional over that train scene and it made me sad that if she is convicted she would spend 7 years on jail. She is such a great girl to sacrifice her career ,everything.
At least put (Spoiler Alert) in front of your comment.
nobody will arrest her and send her to jail, she is self-delusional, and self-victimizing, this is what young people good at these days in HK. They desperately want a tragedy to happen, if it doesn't happen, they make it up with bullshit stories!
delusional drama queen, you and the girl
@@samkalapseudo8998 yes I am because I have said what I have seen in this video.
@@alee2204 my cousin was volunteering as a first aid in one of the protests. She was not even protesting but she was arrested by the police. When she was arrested she couldn't contact her family or anyone and she literally disappeared for a few days. There is no law in HK now. The police is merely a tool used by the government and the police are too dumb to realize that since most of them were bad in school and lack education and cognitive skills.
the producers actually taking the time to set those two up on a date ( ? ) mid documentary is killing me
Thanks. Great documentary. And the thing that impressed me the most is that.. well.. you can make documentary and do matchmaking at the same time...
It also impressed me. But for a much different reason. Bad move on CNA's part.
Good job CNA! No narrative been told, good journalism.
In 2047, I may not in Hong Kong. Because Hong Kong has no hope. And Macao, I don't think I'll go to travel again.
I will continue with Canada.
They'll tell you to go back to china, call you chink, chingchong, kungflu, etc.
As a chinese in mainland china, we are in prosperity, our lives are getting better and better, our lives are full of hope, we can change our lives through hard working. We don't care about those who hate China and where they will live. Even in those countries full of Asian haters.
Wait, the girl called hk her only home? Didn’t she go to uk council asking for her BNO back? I’m confused...
It's like leaving a childhood home, you grew up there and will miss it, but if you want to move somewhere different then you have to say goodbye.
Because HK isn't it, what it was anymore. The EVIL CCP have taken over and ruined it. They promised 50 years, but only gave 23 years
@@mrraytheteacher1123 I would argue that all policies take time to implement and govs take time to transit from one to the other. Did you expect no change in hk at all and all the sudden a death penalty the day right before the due in 2047? If so, you obviously hasn’t done much studies in political science. Let’s say the us army remains in Afghan to maintain an order while waiting for a transition and change. I can only say you were or still are naive. If you don’t like the ruling, you are free to go. Unfortunately, between you and ccp, the world would probably cope with the latter. Btw, I don’t know what coolaid have you been drinking. Hk was never ruled by its ppl. When Uk was in the ruling position, did hk have whatever the youngsters today is asking for? No! All hkers, especially non-white are treated like the second class citizens. Ironically, they were the owners to the island. We have seen too many like this in the era of British empire. India, Israel, just to name a couple. If you believed the brits left hk to China with a good intention, you are again, naïveté. They left without a fight. Portuguese at least fought the mainland for Macau back in 50s. I suggest you to learn history first
She mentioned that her parent's forgot to apply for the BNO and she wanted to see if she could still get her's because she was born in January of that year. The immigration lawyer said that it was too late, she would need to apple to UK as a Skilled worker. The Lawyer said that she should be a nurse as there are always demand for nurses. Her boyfriend has his BNO and the lawyer also said that if they get married that could also be another option for her.
@@choiwaynekiet haha yes, i got all that. i was just confused that if she really had a heart for HK and called HK her home, why did she try to abundant it? we all know revolution takes bloodshed in one way or the other. if she's determined, she shouldn't have a plan b. it seems to me that if her attempts failed, she could leave all behind and move on to a different life if she got an BNO. i call her out as a hypocrite
Did someone in the video say ''use minimum force'' to the cops? Thank fck they not in the US, their minimum force is the last youll see
As a kid being raised in Macau and Hong Kong, One country and two system never works because the core value is so different. It's basically Democracy vs Communist.
as a kid being raised in mainland China , i love Macau more than Hong kong ,
Macau and Hong Kong are like a good kid and annoying kid， i really fking hate the latter one more
@@韩鹏-r9b A place is not a kid. They have their autonomy.
@@韩鹏-r9b How about Taiwan? Mamma and Pappas, please don't leave Taiwan behind...Oh my Goodness...🤦🤦🤦
@@46546543218 Taiwan is destroying itself
Your judgement is biased. A country can work having several separate entities. Time has proven this. Fact is China wants to rule on HK. It's not a matter of democracy ruling. Freedom of speech doesn't equal democracy if you can't choose the system ruling. Should I mention I was raised in a democratic country?
黃子悅加油！香港人撐你
Love that documentary 🙏🏼
When such public offenses happen in streets of Europe or America, police won't be so restrained.
Hong Kong is in the same situation as Europe or America too,police will also won’t be restained
No, police won't hurt you unless you hurt them or attack them.... like the CCP are doing in HK protest then frame it on Hong Kongers peacefully protesting to up their game, ok it's possible to have angry protesters who are anti communist dictatorship, but most were peaceful protesters who CCP would love to create another Tiannamen square style massacre.... must hurt the dear Xi govt. not being able to censor it in Hong Kong.
@@vincentgo3988 they stab a police on the back n tried to grab their gun. So much for peaceful protest. Lol.
@@Seramics yeah ccp thugs are pathetic....they go after your family to try silence you, go into trains and attack innocent people to try cause a havoc, years of brainwashing does that to you...there's not much you can do about it🤣
@@vincentgo3988 好的，知道了，你可以闭嘴了
14:04 whoever approved this making it into the final cut has Hate in their heart 😭
Great documentary.
UK gov't is very happy for Hong Kongers arriving in UK . They have to pay £2000 every 6 months to renew their Visas .
Good revenue to finance the failing UK economy .Hong Kongers will need to work much harder in UK to cover the Visa fee .
But if those people play it right, they should try to aim for listed British comp. Then get a transfer into the mainland with those companies.... Once they are in charge, then they can hire as many Cantonese speakers as they want or desires.
And cheap labour to do work ppl there dun wanna do… lol. Watch another documentary by CNA: One Way
Better to pay than to be imprisoned as a sheep like you. 😂
What was documented there has become history. Then just a year ago was already better than now a year later. So sad.
young people,,, always are idealistic about "democracy" or "freedom". It has very beautiful outlook and is attractive indeed. But in your age, you should go back to school studying more knowledge or try to visit/live in more countries to broaden your horizons. When you really decide to contribute to the the career of democracy, you should also think carefully after democracy, how to run your country. There are many sucessful democratic countries in this world, but there are also many more unsucessful ones who are in troubles of poverty, corruption, drugs, crimes, etc. I can not count on young people to lay out the good policies to manage well the country as many of them do not even know how to get a decent job and support a family independently. But I appreciate their courage which is rarely found in middle-aged guys.
good job CNA
A good documentary that presented different views towards the big controversies. It would be even better if it could have the perspectives of the pro-central government people unless there is none in HK. :)
It was sad to see the girl nearly in tears when talking about her loving boyfriend wanting to marry her. It also made me furious that the other girl may get a 7 year jailtime. Confronting a brutal reality at such a young age was heartbroken. But it was also giving me a sense of calmness and happiness to see the police officer hiking with this "lonely" girl. Good luck to them.
Myself would never set a foot in HK because of the discrimination and hatred towards mainland around 2010s. But I do agree that the policies adopted by central government was wrong. THat being said, calling for an independent HK is too far.
Miss u so much, Hongkong 😭😭😭
I regret so much not going to HK when I was in Guangzhou a few years ago
HK 淪陷了。一切已不再
superb documentary
As a teacher, I was heart broken to see the 2 young people taking photos in front of the tram, despite the alarm sound by the driver. What kind of education they had to display such selfish behaviour? And they are university graduate?
Remember back when you were their age- displaying reckless behavior was not uncommon. I did it. And I am sure you did it too. In hindsight I wonder, how did I survive? Memories that makes me smile 😊
Crazy how Americans want “Law & Order” but make a full 180 degree turn when it was HK and actually were gleeful that HK was burning down as a sign of protest against the CCP. Now Americans are complaining that form of protest is happening here? It’s amazing how much people don’t realize how fast the internet works. You don’t think people in America would see the HK protests and use the same tactics here? Chinese police lives matter less than American police lives? Oh yeah, hey HK protestors what do you think about what’s happening to the Uyghurs?
Remember, regardless of the system, any government can be taken down. Do not think the grass is greener on the other side.
Re-root, fertilize, and water your own turf. Do these protestors really think Americans can tell the difference between a Hong Konger versus a Mainlander? Some might, but most will be ignorant enough to not care.
misery loves company......love to see other fail.
Look at what happened in US now.
Where is the so called “Law & Order” pride?
HK’s economic polarization is the root cause that drives young generation to the street, which is always the case in any social turmoil. But unfortunately the movement was fanned up under the name of democracy, which to my opinion is bark to the wrong tree. For that reason it's not that central goverment intervenes too much but too little and too late. And no doubtably there were US and UK's political motives behind all this and took the advantage of the situation. All the young people just were used as cat's paw. HKer's should realize that the only reason HK can achieve to its peak economically is because it's backed up by the Asian's econonic booming since 60’s, not because of under the UK's ruling or democracy. Don't throw it away.
Excellent analysis!!
Any blind man can see it !!!
Hong Kong young people are pathetically ignorant, a generation grown up with Apple Daily.
Can the CCP make Hong Kong great again?
Hong Kong has had one of its economic miracles being one of the 4 Asian little dragons.
China CCP had performed possibly, the BIGGEST economic miracle in human history to have lifted over 600 million people from poverty and transformed its economy to become the second largest in the world in less than 40 years.
Logically, there is STRONG evidence and reason to believe that China working with Hong Kong will and can deliver GREAT results for Hong Kong and make Hong Kong great again.
However, unfortunately, there are many, especially young people in Hong Kong do NOT want China's involvement in Hong Kong even to the extent that they promoted their idea of rather having Hong Kong die economically than to work with China. That's called “Naam Chau”, meaning die together.
Why?
Some Hong Kong people blame Mainland Chinese for EVERYTHING.
Those Hong Kong people, from before 1997 and a few years after 1997, felt they were SUPERIOR to Mainland Chinese due to the earlier economic development of Hong Kong than Mainland China. They felt Mainland Chinese were their poor and silly relatives across the border and didn't think highly of them.
Hong Kong, from 1997 to 2003, suffered one of the MOST serious economic depressions in its 150 years history due to the broke out of the Asian Economic Crisis in 1997. Housing prices dropped over 70% and stock market dropped to historical lows. During that same time, China was developing VERY quickly and MANY Mainland Chinese started to get rich and VERY rich.
SARS hit Hong Kong during early 2003 and further devastated the Hong Kong economy and the livelihoods of Hong Kong people. After SARS, in order to help revive Hong Kong economy, the Central government in Beijing approved Chinese tourists visiting Hong Kong with a much simplified visa, causing millions of Mainlanders to visit Hong Kong and to shop at LOWER prices in Hong Kong as there was ZERO tax and duties in Hong Kong as free trade port. Hong Kong's economy in a very short time was REVIVED with the new found spending powers of millions of Mainland Chinese going to Hong Kong every month.The downside of this incoming Chinese tourists was that MANY Hong Kong people who used to despise and look down on Mainland Chinese, had to face the reality that SOME are MUCH richer and smarter than them.
As usual, when economies did well, prices went up. Prices of Housing, stock market, products of daily use ALL went up and went up SIGNIFICANTLY. More and more smart and hardworking Mainland Chinese studied in Hong Kong or overseas were getting better jobs in Hong Kong and with better pays than Hong Kong people due to their higher caliber. Hong Kong people were LOSING OUT BIG TIME and were forced to face the reality that they were WORSE OFF, at least to those Mainland Chinese who could afford to visit and work in Hong Kong. That caused unrepairable damages to MANY who felt any superiority over Mainland Chinese.
Many Hong Kong people, especially those young ones, had witnessed the improving economy but that only benefited the richer and smarter ones and they themselves suffered DECLINING standards of living. The anger and resentment grew BIGGER as Hong Kong depended on Mainland China more and more and MANY Hong Kong young people were just NOT competitive enough in the freest and most capitalistic city in the world.
Therefore, some Hong Kong “scholars” and opinion leaders over the years INVENTED a story for the youngsters that in Hong Kong things WERE much better during British colonial rule than after returned to China in 1997. Resentment, angers, frustrations, ignorance GREATLY built up among Hong Kong young people and they wanted to overthrow the Hong Kong government and reduced the influence of Chinese central government on Hong Kong. They wanted to make DRASTIC CHANGES to Hong Kong to “improve” Hong Kong in the names of freedom, human rights and democracy. As a matter of fact, most youngsters who believed this “story” were born AFTER 1997 and had NEVER lived a single day during British colonial rule.
Some, especially young people, in Hong Kong believed the story that things WERE much better before 1997 and China was responsible for making their lives difficult. Therefore, they viewed UK and USA as their HELP and SAVIOR to hope to seek assistance and support from them to overthrow Hong Kong and Chinese governments for their “DREAMLAND” to occur in Hong Kong under WESTERN influence and control.
In conclusion, it is VERY UNLIKELY Hong Kong will be great again having declining quality of people, especially young ones, and resisting the support and cooperation from China, the MOST dynamic economic powerhouse of the world.
-Thomas Lee
www.quora.com/Can-the-CCP-make-Hong-Kong-great-again/answer/Thomas-Lee-1181?ch=10&share=2726f7c2&srid=uvAeWa
Discussing Hong Kong, Politics, Propaganda, Brainwashing, Media & Coronavirus With Dan Cohen
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If people actually understood how things unfolded, UK itself was not democratic, since the Queen own the land literally. It was created slowly and over time. This is why, when you see the 1997 handover, people were so sad. Sad that, this would or may be ruined, when it was given away. And the people were not wrong. If China, or Central Beijing was literally real, and literally serious about supporting the country. Then a much smoother transition would have happened, even during the past 20 odd years. So why do people not behave this way ??? The North, had always been about Mongolia, and also about Russia. Russia, actually RUNS China... With their communism, and Marxistic ideas. And if it was not for Sun Yat Sen.. who tried to cooperate and to coerce the CCP team... to turn things the other way. Would the country be where it is today ? Anyway, US will decouple with China now. So.. this is the end. Even though, a small section of Canada, esp on the Western side, it used to be owned by the Chinese. (That is, the Northern Hans or other...) And that California.. was also owned by the Chinese as well. So when people talk about this "tech competition". Who raised the gold rush from Cali, to Hong Kong ??? Who were those earlier migrants... the ones who were sent to gold mines in America to dig for gold ??? Look beyond 1900.... and into the 1700s... I think you will find your answers !!! I bet these histories are never taught in HK. The South, was actually its own kingdom. So why should Taiwan, and the South.. be marginalised now ??? Didn't HK's tax or money went up North ? Yes it DID !!! Everybody is taught the opium wars... and now, you can see the entire truth on the internet... No more lies.
Why is there a "China town" everywhere in America ?? Who owned those "towns" ? If it was not the Chinese ???? Those were the days, before you had an actual "company". People owned land, and allow their own families or extended families to work abroad !!! And America was actually a "free for all". Meaning, who has the money, can buy the land, way back then. The East side, was from the 13 colonies of Europe, but the California side, which is closer to Asia, was owned by the Chinese !!! I bet you that, if people checked.. those lands were owned by the Chinese, and that the tech comps are owned by the Americans. And they loan on this. So it is a win-win. Otherwise, why would Trump buy those towers in HK and those buildings in HK for so much money ? It is all about give, and take. Even now, some mainland chinese, have bought out London's Chinatown... er... Why ? Isn't China now ending the entire relationship with the world ? Some British person wanted to buy the land, and this was blocked by the British government !!! Well... it seems that Premier Xi's words.. about "one country, two system"... I wonder what model this would be !!! All foreign money are leaving, and all foreign companies are leaving. So why are those Chinese following those companies and invade another country ?! They need to stop doing that ! open their own businesses and create the internal market !!!
Hong Kong deserves freedom like Taiwan
@I-love-beef-hotpot IndianshvIQof83 you are outdated.
Why are the police not acknowledging the train incident? Its like they think it never happened
Some of the comments here really make me scratch my head lol. I mean, sure, mainland is developed, orderly and advanced, but you have to understand that regions such as HK and TW have their ways of running things, and they have been faring quite well in their own ways too. It's not only the economy that's important; civic life and community values are important too. As an ethnic Chinese living in a democracy, I could never imagine living under a non-democratic system where everything can be censored and everyone can be made to disappear just because they don't toe the official line. It's a matter about the values that you hold dear to. Conversely, I think mainland Chinese who were raised in a diff system are still able to live comfortably as well without political participation - nothing wrong with that as they are used to the system. Anyway, to the HKers: stay strong and all the best!
Or run away to Singapore or Taiwan.
Then never come back.
邓小平说过：五十年不变，五十年之后更没有变的道理。许多HK年轻人追求港独，这是不可接受的选项。HK搬不走也不可能独立，所以HK必须学会如何与大陆相处，这对HK自己有好处。HK需要重新认识大陆，大陆不是三十年前的大陆，逢大陆必提广场事件不是正确认识大陆的方式。HK的民主进程也是在一国的框架下考虑，任何候选人都需要效忠中国宪法以及HK基本法，你无法想象美国某个州长不效忠美国宪法。HK不需要向中央政府交税，内部事务自己做主，HK的自治权是远高于大陆其他省份和直辖市的。大陆人希望HK好，但是不会喜欢一些HK人对在港大陆人的仇恨和暴力行为，更不会接受HK独立。
As politician you need life experiences, what does a 23 year old who never left a small island with no financial or family commitments going to bring to society. Experience the real struggles of hkers.
I think this documentary is good for portraying 2 sides, since none of them is right or wrong, they are all Hong Kongers. I like their patriotism to be honest, if it was Malaysian, they will just say leave the country
There's two sides to every story. The truth only exists in mathematics. Everybody experiences the reality in a different way. If they don't like it there in HK, why not move over to a place like Australia, which is 1000 times larger than Hong Kong where people live like sardines in a can. Speaking of Australia, may I ask why is this vast resourceful Continent in Asia-Pacific, only a few hundred miles away from South-East Asia had no Asian-Pacific Islanders in that vast land originally, historically inhabiting when Anglo pirates, some 10,000 miles away England, sailed half the world away, and looted in late 18th century? This doesn't make sense, since Asian-Pacific Islanders originally and historically inhabiting and residing in Pacific such as Guam, Tonga, New Zealand, Tahiti, Fiji and Hawaii? Speaking of New Zealand, why did these same Anglo pirates, sailed halfway around the world and looted in the late 18th century? Why didn't they occupy beautiful fertile Iceland, right above them just a short distance away, with hardly any people there, even today?
More at, blog.chinadaily.com.cn/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=711807
@@olefella7561 You're on point. Near by Australia, a giant resourceful Continent in Asia Pacific region with a mere 26 million population, which is 1000 times larger than Hong Kong where 6 million residents live like sardines in a can. Much thanks for, blog.chinadaily.com.cn/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=711807
@@olefella7561 May I ask, why don't they, Anglo Colonizers, all have a family reunion on your own land of jolly old England?
Return the looted Continent of Australia in Asia-Pacific to people of Asia-Pacific region.
Return the looted New Zealand to Native Maori people.
Slavery, Colonialism and Colonization are evil things done, and benefited by evildoers. Remember, notorious centuries-long global cardinal crimes that Anglo clans had committed, and benefited a great deals, such as Slavery and Colonialism had long been over, why on earth is notorious Colonization still lingering on, may I ask?
in the end, you did introduced a girl to that police officer, CNA!
CNA = central of nuptical in asia
@@gkhengCNA = Cupid Networking Association!
Nothing last forever and never trust whatever your government says.
This documentary managed to humanise the police officers and show that in the highly militarized police force that have been portrayed in the mainstream media as geared up, throwing tear gas and swinging their batons mercilessly.
"...highly militarized police force that have been portrayed in the mainstream media as geared up, throwing tear gas and swinging their batons mercilessly" How otherwise can you to sell to the world the concept of oppression? For those who are unhappy with how HK is being governed now, they should try to go out to the "democratic countries" to try. Wait when they have to face daily life to get jobs to paid bills and are been forced to go out to work in this pandemic and face the constant fear of getting punch, mobbed or kill by others for no reason except for their race, then they will realize that HK and China is not that bad after all.
They are actually. Some police is secret police from the mainland mixed into the local police forces. Sorta red army swat team.
46:07 "I don't think you'd ever regret taking up this career" Patrick replies "Never, Sir" ........thats hong kong spirit.....keep up the good work Hong Kong Police!!!
It was so sad to see their disappointments but their future will be harder. They should try to accept facts.
The police officer is such a HOT piece.
I am from Hong Kong and I think that the people are fighting an inevitability and after living in the UK temporarily, I believe that the British don't care to help us and will make it incredibly hard for us who are eligible to move there. It is possible that the Chinese government is genuinely trying to help us, maybe not. But regardless, it is all going to happen and transitioning from a 1997 style HK to a Chinese city would be impossible, so these measures were always going to happen.
The CCP is scared of FREEDOM AND DEMOCRACY. The CCP could NEVER allow the Mainland people to start having a mind of their own and start questioning the CCP atrocities. The world MUST protect and help Taiwan!!! THE WORLD CAN NOT LOSE ANOTHER PROPSPERIOUS REGION LIKE TAIWAN TO THE HANDS OF THE CCP!!!
@@hiroshinagoya2469 you are lock of knowledge about China, millions Chinese student study over seas, and China has the most tourist going around the world. Chinese know what freedom and democracy is. 80 percent of the countries in this world has democratic elections. But most of those countries remain poor.
@@jian11188 haha... mostly Chinese or rich families or members of the CCP higher ranks. Those students abroad DO NOT adapt to their host country and only acquired knowledge to go back to the Mainland
@@jian11188 Chinese tourist go usually in groups and NEVER alone like a backpacker; want to know why? so they are not in real contact with the outside world that way the CCP can keep controlling their minds. FREEDOM AND DEMOCRACY are the CCP's greatest enemies.
@@hiroshinagoya2469 You clearly fall more into the category of a conspiracy theorist and the problem with people like you is you don't listen to facts and you only think about your own Sinophobia and fear of a strong China. Please refrain from making judgement about tourists when in reality many Chinese adults lack English skills to travel to the West without the aid of Chinese tour guides, and they're cheaper, not because we're in a ploy to spy on every single other citizen. You're making a fool of yourself at this point.
A section of the hong konger think they are independent. They were never then, they were never now. If you want independent like every other country you have to fight for it. If you fight you have to bear the consequences of your action. So good luck. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😂
不如早日思考如何完成产业转型，改善香港居民就业形势。我在美国英国居住近10年，民主不是解药，年轻人努力奋斗才是。去年有机会去香港和新加坡出差，感觉两边差距真是很大。一个没希望，一个有希望
To the people of Hong Kong, things are ever changing nothing stay the same forever. Make the best nest you can. Just remember Hong Kong is a tiny spit next to China, without any resources. Without China no water, food, or electricity. Like it or not your existence depend on china.
I would not disagree. China has all the geopolitical advantage so it's almost impossible to change HK's fate. It's a brutal truth that is heart-wrenching for those who call HK home. But I'd say let them cling on to their last string of hope, it's even more brutal to take that away. If you are in their shoes, would you let things happen, or try to make things happen?
一群沒有民主的新加坡人，在努力勸說爭取民主的香港人，去放棄爭取民主。這真是新奇有趣。
阿拉伯之春10周年了，问问他们争取民主过得怎么样了。
@@hongyuchen1856 人類由原始人開始，已研究醫學希望人可以長生不死，那麼我們又去問問人類？
@@hongyuchen1856 還有，閣下終歸有一天都會死的，那麼下次生病就不要去就診了－－抑或進取點，明天開始就不吃東西了，好嗎？
@@ericpun_hker 阿拉伯之春不就是典型的吃错药？你的逻辑真是烂。
Speaking of which, here's a jaw dropping revelation! On You-Tube video, th-cam.com/video/oX_r6PUcU2g/w-d-xo.html ; go to the Comment that said, "Go back to England, Michael, you will be dead soon if you stay in Cali". Read Sub-comments (many of those are actually CODED-MESSAGES); which gives in a nutshell regarding Cyber Intelligence gathering operation at work.
Please upload a HD version, please!
There's 720p
still 1980s generation by and large looked fortunate to see the progress of living, technology, enjoying some opportunities, mentally & socially more prepared in facing either timely or untimely challenges..... it’s hong kong ‘civil servant minded’ leaders misinterpreted the situation to persuade communists establishing barbaric laws
Hongkong people think only about hongkong, they don't look at the big picture. Mainland Chinese think about the whole China, including tibet, xinjiang, east China sea, south China sea, safety of the whole nation 1.4 billion people. China is not the lucky nation like the US. Hongkonger does not understand the price of peace and safety.
I don't know what to say after watching this documentry I am just numb but i belive in one thing everything has its expairy date so do ccp i just want to live till that date. RIP to all youngsters who died 😔😔
The only people that died were 2 old people killed by protesters by accident, you muppet.
In fact, i was born in 1980+ in mainland China, what i feel is our country is getting better and better, we are in prosperity. I can deeply feel the change of our lives in recent 30 years. So, different minds can feel the same thing in different ways. Thanks for the CCP governing!
You probably don't care but I would like to share a story with you which you may or may not find insightful. My grandparents were partizans who were fighting the Nazi's and their subgroups as well as what was at the time pro monarchy movement in the Balkans during WW2. China also had a foreign aggressor as well as a civil war at the time.
When all was said and done a new country was created which consisted of several ethnic groups, customs, religions and a few other minorities and was called "Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia" and was lead by Marshal Josip Broz Tito who was the head of the Yugoslav Communist Party. Yugoslavia consisted of several republics which were something like your provinces in China or Oblasti in Russia. As you can relate, the central government was strict and there were quite a few limitations. You were not allowed to oppose or organize against the party, expressing individual ethnic differences (there is a history of ethnic tensions in the region) for either insults or to set oneself apart from the whole was discouraged, press was state controlled, republics did gain increased autonomy over time but the central government was still the highest authority, mixed economy with coop's and unions were encouraged and subsidized, your standard military parades, secret police etc. you get the point. Yugoslavia was not super rich or anything but for the most part, people seemed to have been happy.
In 1980 Tito dies however, nobody is clear on who should take point. A bunch of bad decisions were made and divides based on ethnicity, religion etc. resurfaced after 50 years of being suppressed. One by one the republics declared independence (as was allowed legally) because they could no longer see themselves working with others despite us all being Slavs and a series of brutal, bloody and most vicious conflicts erupted whos consequences can be felt to this day. I was born in Bosnia in 1990 and a few years later Yugoslavia was a memory and a bunch of independent countries who had multi party democratic systems and adopted capitalism were now here. Imagine every individual Chinese province and autonomous zone breaking off and their citizens start killing each other.
Just as other young people, this shift from what we were told was a oppressive and strict dictatorship to democracy was being hailed by a lot of people as a fresh start and freedom. Decades later and while people vote between several party options and sometimes protest and all that is a part of a democratic and free society not much has changed in terms of improving living and work standards. With multiple political parties often come internal societal divisions, you will often be told what you want to hear by candidates for votes even if they don't actually hold that position. Private interests will always play a part in decommissioning even when the people oppose it.
While I appreciate some do not see it as such, the Chinese Communist Party with all it's good and bad history is responsible for where you are today as a country and for all the things you have access to today. This took a lot of work on the part of the leadership which promised all of it's citizens will enjoy ever improving living standards and opportunities and that it will protect you all in whichever way necessary. Yes, in return they demand you fall in line and live by the rules given and I understand this is not the most pleasant feeling ever but ultimately I think it's worth it. Besides, one day when the outside pressure from your rivals subsides or the level of threat to you is low you will see that CPC will become more and more lenient. Yugoslav's may have lost the unity we once had but you must preserve yours no matter what.
Great information, save yourself the time and effort to write up such informative and intelligent comment. For they are already brainwashed and have made up their minds no matter what you say to them. Mao once said to Edgar Snow "people of the masses". He was right.
Appreciate your story bro and hope you are living a peaceful life now.
These kids will find out how lucky they were once they have a chance live outside Hong Kong. Hong Kong income per capita is among the highest in the world once until these kids started destroying it.
Well what’s the point of a high income capita if you live in the most expensive city in the world?
@@nikarshadsulaiman9614 people live in New York. You just can’t afford a 3000 soft home and can’t eat at expensive restaurants. You should see what poor people live in and eat but they may be happy there. But they don’t have opportunities.
@@TAL142 how does that answer my question?
@@nikarshadsulaiman9614 You can always move. Nobody is stopping you. I lived in these so called expensive cities before including Hong Kong and in the US. That is where the good jobs are. You can live further away and commute or move. That is simple economic. What do all these have to do with rioting and complaining. These situation existing long before China took over.
People tried to come to Hong Kong in 60's and 70's to find jobs despite the facts British control most of the money. But Chinese are willing to work hard to send money home even if they are living in a tin house. Remember many Chinese were tricked to the US to work on the railroad. And then lock them in Chinatown with Chinese Exclusion Act so they can't have families.
In general, Chinese are honest working people. My dad didn't have any college education when he started working in Hong Kong. He studied and got his accountant license by self studying. The Hong Kong kids nowadays are spoiled. They got a nice home their parents provided. And all they can think of is destroying the city they parents or grandparents build by hard work despite treated as second class citizen in Hong Kong. Police Chief, business executives, managers, politicians were exclusive British. The Hong Kong Jockey club membership were opened only to White. Eventually some Asians were accepted but far in between. The income gap is like 100 times on same position between British workers and Hong Kong workers then.
The housing problem is nothing new. China had offered solutions to Hong Kong before but they rejected them because of their "British thinking" politicians. They offered to transform Hong Kong into Silicon Valley. When they rejected their idea, China started developing Shenzhen. We all know what happened then. China is offering to provide cheap land in China and develop cheap and fast transportation like HSR. That was not widely accepted. But I know many took that options are pretty happy.
You make your choices in life. The existing situation is existing. What is the point of complaining New York, Tokyo, Hong Kong home prices are too expensive. You think by rioting destroying everything in Hong Kong, Americans are going to come over and build new cheap homes for you. You wish.
@@TAL142 best educated comment ever
a city for the crazy rich and the mega poor
ok, but the so called mega poor in HK is just the middle class in america.
It will just hard for some just keep rejecting without actually try to go and check out what the real world is.
Note what Patten said. "Hong Kong will be ruled by Hong Kong people". The British never leave its ex-colonies willingly and in peace. They lay time bombs from Palestine to India with the intent of splitting and weakening the countries it left. Hongkongers used to be very pragmatic. Whatever happens they surmount their difficulties and carry on. That is: until the young got brainwashed by hollow Western thinking. But as the economy develops and the housing shortages resolved pragmatism will return. Hong Kong has a very bright future. Those who left will seriously regret not remaining but instead prefer to be outcasts in foreign lands where their presence is tolerated but not accepted.
Really like this documentary. Really admire the courage of those young people but pity that they chose the wrong way and got manipulated. They should have visited China more often since young and understood how China changed over the past 20 years.
Just because this episode interviewed the youth doesn't mean only the youth in Hong Kong supported the protest. In fact, many people from other age groups also took part. So does it mean most Hong Kong people got manipulated? My only advice to people outside of HK would be: try to put yourselves in others' shoes. You have no idea what Hong Kongers have gone through.
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Whats the point of going university n graduated with no job n yet keep protesting nonstop .....HK alrdy given back to china they hv to follow suits. Long protesting not only damaged oneslf instead HK economic get worsen. What for being a hero, does all these youngsters ever thought of hw their parents feel
raising them to destroy their own future.....is time to wakeup let HK rise again so more tourists will visit tis beautiful vibrant city tat was once before.
HK millennium have been taught to despise their motherland for its poverty and backwardness. They have also been told they r no longer under colonial rule and have a legislative council and leader to give HK residents a elective parliament. When the elders and leaders of HK comes together and form a legislative government becomes embroils in civil obedience and domestics discord between the young and the leaders of Legco. Legco or Lego is not in control of young and disparate HK disenchanted with unemployment and bleak future .why? HK is a trading post for Britain since they discover silk and tea. It maritime port handles goods from around the world . It was never intended to be a nation state with a democratic parliament. It was only support to have a governor and a administrative government that reports to the mainland. HK was never supposed to be a country or a nation . It was always a trading post for Britain and China. It was always part of China and now a special administrative region of China after 1997.
香港现在的问题的根源在于体制有问题，从来带来的经济问题--蛋糕不够分了。但是有些年轻人看不透，以为是因为切蛋糕的刀不在自己手里。现在当务之急是改革体制，做大蛋糕，让每个人都吃饱；而不是不同阶层搞矛盾内讧，去争抢那把“切蛋糕的刀子”。
香港大部分的年轻人并不懂，他们以为只要抢到刀子就有蛋糕，殊不知，蛋糕有可能在他们抢到刀子之前就被他们打翻在地了。
I used to love visiting Hong Kong but sadly now how is rotting... and it is rotting because of its citizens. But then again, they are like the immature people in the movies they make. I hope they can approach their problems in a strategic way rather than using violence
Lmao. The citizens?? So China had nothing to do with it? Omg you're as intelligent as a candle
香港在英国殖民地时期，从来没有享受过任何形式的民主自由，英国人蹂躏侮辱践踏香港人情况随处可见，香港人在英国殖民地时期，参与游行集会会被抓起来并且还会被用刑法进行身体的伤害，这些东西都是历史可以查的。香港回归中国之后，中国政府才给与了香港一定程度的自由，high degree of autonmy 不等于full autonomy, 但是很多香港年轻人任务自由就是为所欲为，举个简单的例子，在美国，如果你焚烧美国的国旗，你是要被抓起来的，但是在香港，有多少人焚烧中国的国旗，shame on them. 美国的国家安全法可以管到夏威夷，为什么中国的国安法不能香港。 please stop using double standards.
there's a saying, keep your friends close, your enemies even closer. Having reached the impasse, HKers should probably consider bringing change as a ccp member instead of having the unsustainable persistent head on collision. Prolly that's what Carrie has been doing?
Carrie lam has never been on our side...you can see how incompetent she is in making any big decisions. She doesn't even try to hide the fact that she supports China, which she has to anyway. There's no way she's a mole, and even if she is, she can't do much except bow to China with all those international sanctions on herself.
There's also a saying. An eye for an eye.
How naive of you to think you can go against the ideology of ccp by being a ccp member. Regular Chinese citizens can be imprisoned or 'disappeared' just because they don't agree with ccp, what makes you think it'll be any different if it was a ccp memebr?
Speaking of CCP, here's a jaw dropping revelation! On You-Tube video, th-cam.com/video/oX_r6PUcU2g/w-d-xo.html ; go to the Comment that said, "Go back to England, Michael, you will be dead soon if you stay in Cali". Read Sub-comments (many of those are actually CODED-MESSAGES); which gives in a nutshell regarding CCP Cyber Intelligence gathering operation at work.
Make a living, Live your lives. I know china is suppressing Hong Kong democracy but if Chinese people can live under CCP, you can too. Don't waste too much of your lives fighting over politic.
It is not democracy they are after. It is money and “freedom” they are after.
There fighting because China is essentially taking away their soul and what’s the point of living when you have no soul?
@@nikarshadsulaiman9614 😂 nice joke
Those kids fighting for "freedom" is so cute. They are the real spoiled ones. They do not know what poverty and famine is.
Those who DO NOT ACCEPT to live with a country REUNITED, usually are the ones who wants to be at a better conditions or either keep exploiting others misery to theirs own benefit.
I guess this is WHY the HK "protests" failed HARD.
who created the GREAT FAMINE IN CHINA? Mao Zedong!!! READ real history!!! you have access to TH-cam it is OBVIOUS you have access to the free world unlike Mainlanders in China under the control of the Chinese firewall!!! I know you are SMARTER THAN THAT!!! the CCP is CRIMINAL group!!!
@@hiroshinagoya2469 You are totally brain washed! Get a life
@@hiroshinagoya2469 wooow japan that was nazi in ww2 try to say another one is "CRIMINAL group" , so funny
@@ZhangLee. I'm American
@@hiroshinagoya2469 it even better
Some BNO arrive last December to claim asylum and was told they r allow to enter and have to wait 6 months before they r allow to claim asylum . In the mean time they can find employment and live in the UK as residents. UK residents cannot claim asylum but can become UK citizens . They r not entitled to benefits as asylum seekers r given because they r not allow to seek paid work.
wait im confused while waiting for 6mos to claim assylum they are classified as residents? but residents cant claim assylum as they are allowed to work so no benefits will be handed to them?
Girl, so you rather stay unemployed than to take a job that will require you to meet clients in china??? Sheesh. I hope you are getting unemployment the government cause if you want to go into the finance, marketing, tech, etc sector for multinational companies, there will be lots of cross team meetings, travel, training, etc with teams all around asia and the world. I can't see her working anywhere else but legit local local positions (not much career growth) that only serves the hong kong population.
She is a pure separatist and she hates China from her heart. Undersatandable.
I don't understand why is she acting high and mighty. Her level of English is atrocious. The interviewer's English is way better than her and yet he understood the importance of China to the world economy. She really needs a big reality slap.
@@cylim1248 If she go to ShenZhen several times ,maybe will change her view on mainland. But she are afraid of going there, not because the fear of Chinese government, but afraid of breaking their consistent view of “China is evil”.
@@ericchang5646 She is caught between a rock and a hard place all because of her own doing. She can act "British" all she wants but I doubt she will be able to migrate to UK with her level of "Engrish". Then she refused to work with any company connected to China. Frankly, she deserved to be unemployed and don't deserve any pity.
@@cylim1248 Agree with u. The unique time have brought up this generation. They are also the victim of the bad system of HK. Maybe if central government can change the unreasonable system after handover in 1997, they will also be “ordinary youth” like mainland or other developed countries.
2047 已經到了。
Good
Well, they forced government hands by nonstop rioting for a whole year even after the extradition bill was already cancelled
One thing I would like to know is the court case and did she go to jail or she is not guilty?
I watched these young hong kongers speak and realised they have become victims of the west. There's no democracy in the West! Hong Kong is great why must embrace western ideology and disrupt Hong Kong? Aiyooo. Soon they will learn, and better learn hard
No democracy in the West? As opposed to what? Democracy in China? China now rules over Hong Kong. If there's no democracy in China, what does that tell you about there being democracy in Hong Kong? Are you just severally mentally handicapped?
dear hongkongers, we fought for demcracy for 40years and countless people were killed, if u guys continue the struggle u will be victorious in the end
U make me smile
When abandonment is an option, the courageous ones stay, support, rebuild and adapt to the new. The fearful ones and the ones unable to cope or adapt due to egotism flee. I love HK regardless. All part of human reactions, could expected worse when leadership changes. Look at Russia and Ukraine …
Covid-19 will not die but no house and starvation will die
I suggest these young people learn some history, west is not like they think
I hope they are still safe
I hope the police will be safe, because they are too weak and too gentle, they need to learn from American police
In terms of its own initiative alone, Singapore at least has the opportunity to determine its own destiny, whereas Hong Kong does not.I won't go into the problems that Singapore is currently facing, but it would be a tragedy for Hong Kong to be swallowed up by a red power.Singapore can at least continue to have its own personality.
And just one word of caution to Singaporeans here is not to trust China too much.While you can still decide your own destiny and future, you must strive for them.
China is not Singapore's problem
Singapore's problems are its two giant neighbours
@Qing Xi yan, you are indeed naive.
Hong Kong is part of China, what do you mean by swallow by the red power?
What do you make of the Confederate states being "swallowed up" by the USA and lost their way of life (ie the freedom to enslave people of color)?
I was born in the 70s, and even back then the textbooks were completely different from reality. Grow up, kids.
Exactly. Bunch of crying babies.
@@kitcokhan They so beautify their lack of knowledge. Thinking that it's their destiny to change HK but in reality nothing got accomplished.