Hong Kong

The semi autonomous city of Hong Kong in China has been noted for it's demonstrations against direct control from the Communist Chinese government for the last year. The Covid Virus pandemic did slow those protests down but did not stop them

Now, using the pandemic as an excuse, the puppet Chinese mainland parliament has moved to impose it's laws on Hong Kong. They banned demonstrations honoring the dead of the Tienamen Square Massacre of 1989. The demonstrations happened anyway but were muted. The story from Fox News

Things have gotten so bad in Hong Kong that Forbes asks, "Is This the End of Hong Kong as We Know It?"

Boris Johnson made the unprecedented suggestion 3 million Hong Kong residents could be given UK citizenship.The total population in Hong Kong is 7.5 million. The length of staying in the UK on a visa from Hong Kong of 6 months will be scrapped. The BBC has the story

with all new hong kong residents coming to uk with the opportunity would for them to start small business.

like like chinese laundry cleaners and laundry mats, sell thousand chop sticks in chinese restaurants, kung fu training facilities, and of course, bruce lee and jackie chan in movie theaters on saturday night. or tv, they watch the movies and and kids, they watch " hong hong phooney ".

uk could new chinatown in europe.

If I was there I'd go get some Kung Pao chicken. I love that stuff.

Protests planned in Hong Kong against the National Security Law being imposed by Beijing. The story from The South China Morning Post

Hong Kong's police are preparing to be integrated with Beijing's. "Hong Kong Families, Fearing a Reign of Terror, Prepare to Flee the CIty" from the The Washington Post . Meanwhile the Mainland government is promising the new Laws will not be retroactive, from Reuters . I guess we'll see. In a documentary aired by PBS one of the student protesters was from the Mainland. The reason he joined the protests; he had never heard of the Tienamane Massacre before coming to Hong Kong.

Hong Kong residents are beginning to feel the heat from Beijing's influence. Soon the censorship and surveillance state of mainland China will overwhelm their society. When the assimilation is complete we will be hearing even less about Hong Kong in the news. Here's a Blog Post on the topic.

Last night ( July 7, 2020) the Chinese government's firewall took over internet service in Hong Kong. The article "China's Great Firewall Descends on Hong Kong Internet Users" from The Guardian tells the story. People who supported the pro democracy demonstrations are attempting to erase their online footprint fearing retaliation by Chinese security.

The general opinion here in the UK is that the great clarion cry of Boris Johnson offering a home in the UK us simply empty rhetoric. Offering "freedom" to the oppressed etc etc etc. This because the Chinese authorities will never allow the residents of Hong Kong to leave in any significant numbers.

Mr Johnson is all Soundbite.

That's a shame. I guess the world needs some of those South Pacific captains to do another "Dunkirk" in Hong Kong. It's one thing to offer refuge and quite another to provide it and safe passage.

The people of Hong Kong came out to protest new security measures on a Chinese national holiday October 1st. They were met in force by the police who were expecting them. See this related Blog Post

The National People’s Congress Standing Committee disqualified 4 representatives of the Hong Kong Legislative Counsel for calling on foreign governments to sanction China for imposing rule on the semi autonomous city in violation of their treaty with the UK. The remaining 15 pan-democratic representatives plan to walk out in protest. The story from The South China Morning Post

Jimmy Lai has been charged under the Beijing imposed security law. Originally charged for fraud he is now on the hook for "colluding with a foreign enemy." Lai is a media mogul and pro democracy activist. The story from NPR
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