Former <i>gwailo</i> resident here: It's sad to see what's happened and I wish I knew what could be done about it.<p>It's worth pointing out that some of this vulnerability is due to Hong Kong losing its relative "golden goose" status, as mainland cities have grown and industrialized over the last 30 years.<p><a href="https://www.reuters.com/graphics/HONGKONG-ANNIVERSARY/klpykrbebpg/" rel="nofollow">https://www.reuters.com/graphics/HONGKONG-ANNIVERSARY/klpykr...</a>
Didn’t China violate the terms of the treaty around HK coming back under their control? Isn’t that grounds for the international community to support its separation from the CCP in favor of local democratic control?<p>See <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sino-British_Joint_Declaration" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sino-British_Joint_Declaration</a>