Such an unfortunate agitation. I lived in HK when it was a colony, and was there shortly before the hand over, in '97. It has always been a mercantile center, and a port. That is its purpose, and even those in Beijing know that, and don't want to mess it up. Prior to this, I have heard nothing about sudden crackdowns, or undue restrictions in Hong Kong, that would result in this student protest. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <punditster@...> wrote :
Hong Kong At The Barricades: At the risk violence and arrest tens of thousands of Hong Kongers have demanded democratic self-government in the strongest authoritarian government on the planet. Go figure. The Unfinished Business of Zero Hour in Hong Kong: http://online.wsj.com/articles/david-feith-hong-kong-at-the-barricades-1412721907 http://online.wsj.com/articles/david-feith-hong-kong-at-the-barricades-1412721907
