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29th April 2017 #1
Young Have Lost Confidence In Future Of *Hong Kong!
WHY ...? I ... wonder, should this be the case, almost 20 years' after the island's sovereignty was handed over from to China?
Last year, my nephew on my late first wife's side moved *there with his partner and three kids.
Seemingly, he and his brood are as "happy as Larry" in their new surroundings.
Admittedly ... ... Michael - at 47, and a graphic designer by profession - can no longer be considered young.
But, in marked contrast, here is a link to an article from a young native HK graduate, who has a much less optimistic story to tell:
www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-38623439 ...
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30th April 2017 #2
Always had a soft spot for 'Hong Kong'
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30th April 2017 #3
My kids studying there,rubbish that the young have lost confidence that's a load of toffee
Sometimes you're flush and sometimes you're bust, and when you're up, it's never as good as it seems, and when you're down, you never think you'll be up again. But life goes on.
The beauty of a woman is not in the clothes she wears, the figure that she carries, or the way she combs her hair. The beauty of a woman is seen in her eyes, because that is the doorway to her heart, the place where love resides. True beauty in a woman is reflected in her soul. It's the passion that she shows to the outside world.
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3rd May 2017 #5
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I had a great time working and living there in the 90s.
Sometimes wish I'd stayed there and got my permanent residency !
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3rd May 2017 #6
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I think it may well be a case of not having so much freedom as what they used to have when HK was under British rule, There can be no doubts that being under Chinese rule brings with it a little more shall we say Dictatorship, and less personal freedom than what they used to have. I have visited China 5 times, and had the opportunity to work there a couple of times, but in the end i bottled it...
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3rd May 2017 #7
I doubt if the kids today actually knew how much freedom there was in the Brit days as they were not even born...
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3rd May 2017 #8
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Crikey, was it that long ago ?
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3rd May 2017 #9
Yes 20 years, July 1997...
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3rd May 2017 #10
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Wow, 20 years ! ... me and my eldest son, taken there in 1996...
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4th May 2017 #13
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Never been to Stanley, strangely enough.
That pic was taken at Pui O Beach on Lantau island... where I had an apartment after I brought the family over.
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4th May 2017 #14
Sometimes you're flush and sometimes you're bust, and when you're up, it's never as good as it seems, and when you're down, you never think you'll be up again. But life goes on.
The beauty of a woman is not in the clothes she wears, the figure that she carries, or the way she combs her hair. The beauty of a woman is seen in her eyes, because that is the doorway to her heart, the place where love resides. True beauty in a woman is reflected in her soul. It's the passion that she shows to the outside world.
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Yes, totally agree there mate.
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