Economic Worries of Hong Kongers

Posted by on Oct 2, 2014 in Blog | 0 comments

This piece echoes the analysis of yesterday’s post:  behind the political rhetoric and passion for protest lies deep economic anxiety of Hong Kongers and their resentment/envy of mainland tourists.  Note the comments of a Yvonne Choy and mention of the infamous 2012 ad taken out in the Apple Daily (banner paper of Anti-China entrepreneur Jimmy Lai) depicting mainland shoppers in Hong Kong as ‘locusts’.  This article headlined today’s WorldPost section of the Huffingtonpost.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/01/hong-kong-smugglers-china_n_5909876.html?utm_hp_ref=world&utm_hp_ref=world