Notes to self:
Not denying what Jason Wordie says in his piece today. Any time a government gets into the racket of trying to ramp up “fun”, things are going to go awry. My comments here are more in the “yes, but… “ or “maybe, but also…” category.
Memories of Shenzhen in 1976, 1985, 2020. Paddy fields to megalopolis. Then: village. Now: Tawdry, sleazy, dirty, messy, uninteresting. Not at all pretty. Whereas Hong Kong certainly is pretty. Beautiful at times. Late afternoon, sun setting over the hills of Lantau.
Memories of arriving back in Hong Kong after a time in Beijing. Or in Shanghai. HK: A breath of fresh air. Also same feeling from recent visits to mainland. A relief to come back. And not be subject to endless supervision. And crowds. And queues.
“The tyrant” (Beijing) showed forbearance. Beijing could have come in earlier and harder. Like Tanks.
“2019 and all that”: the demonstrators didn’t operate “within the usual legal constraints”. The subways torched, police attacked, mainlanders labelled “locusts” and “cockroaches”. Shops refusing to sell to mainlanders.
“The wilful absence…” para pokes fun at adverbs; is itself invested (fully!) with adverbs.
Could a similar article to this one be published on the mainland? Maybe. Probably not. Cause it criticises fundamental policy of “the leadership”. Makes fun of them. Heh!
