Hong Kong protesters hurl petrol bombs at government buildings in latest wave of unrest

[tonbridgebrit]

https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-hongkong-protests/hong-kong-horse-races-fireworks-abandoned-amid-protest-threat-idUKKBN1W30SL?il=0

Things are going from bad to worse. Hong Kong might collapse.
From the above article from Reuters "Hong Kong’s Jockey Club cancelled all races planned for Wednesday after pro-democracy protesters said they would target the Happy Valley racecourse where a horse part-owned by a pro-China lawmaker was due to run."

People might think that this is funny, but it isn't. Horse-racing in Hong Kong is massive, vast numbers of people bet lots of money on horses. The total money taken from the bets is vast. How big is horse-racing in Hong Kong ? Well, consider Premier League Football (as in, soccer) in England. How serious is it, if Premier League football matches are scrapped because of safety concerns ? I mean, civil unrest in England would have to be pretty serious for Premier League football matches to be cancelled.

Okay, a solution to the problem. The demonstraters are going to riot at the race-course because one of the horses is part-owned by a pro-China lawmaker. How about this ? All horses that run must be neutral towards this civil unrest ?  It's not an ideal solution, but the horses must be allowed to race, no matter what anybody says.

By the way, are the horses from main-land China ? Are the horses born and raised in Hong Kong ? The parents of the horses, are they born and raised in Hong Kong ? Are the horses imported from Ireland ? And the jockeys, where are they from ?

[tonbridgebrit]

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-09-18/hong-kong-hotel-workers-go-on-unpaid-leave-as-tourists-shun-city?fbclid=IwAR2d5Vu7oAURLOrHODm5EeQMGYlzS6befhulFRQb1WdqraCDLOkxI8CQxPw

Okay, the media are no longer putting Hong Kong onto the front-page, Hong Kong is no longer headline news. That's because the media have noticed that people in Britain and America are tired and bored of looking at news about the Hong Kong protests. But the protests are still there, and some people are paying the penalty for these riots/demonstrations.


Hong Kong's tourism industry has been hit hard. From the above article from Bloomberg, "Protests in Hong Kong are driving away visitors, and the city’s hotel workers are paying the price. About 77% of people working in hotels have been asked to take unpaid leave of up to three days while 46% expect their monthly income to be reduced".

Yes, Hong Kong's hotel workers are one of the groups of people who are suffering from all this. People who are not in Hong Kong simply don't see the economic damage being done to Hong Kong.

And also from the article "Tourists from mainland China are especially wary that they could be targeted by protesters."  What the rioters should do, is make it clear that they are only against the Beijing government, they're not against the mainland Chinese tourists. Basically, everybody in Hong Kong still wants to see Hong Kong function as normal. Nobody actually wants to see tourists cancelling their holidays and trips to Hong Kong. The demonstraters themselves accept that yes, the demonstrations will take place, but they certainly do not want the demonstrations to disrupt normal life. Nobody wants to see a reduction in the number of tourists in Hong Kong.


So, if you're thinking about going to Hong Kong for a holiday or visit, go ahead, do it, do not cancel or postpone your trip. Hong Kong wants your tourism revenue.

[tonbridgebrit]

And here we see some delicious Wonton noodles. I've been to Hong Kong, Hong Kong is a gastronomical delight. And yes, in my opinion, Wonton noodles are better in Hong Kong than in London or Manchester.

A bowl of Wonton noodles and a beer, it's a great meal.

[DrTuner]

8 hours ago, tonbridgebrit said:

Okay, the media are no longer putting Hong Kong onto the front-page, Hong Kong is no longer headline news. 

cnn's website, front portal today:

 

 

Yes, it's falling down. Now the commies can roll in and people can start disappearing. Then dig up the extradition bill again in some form and start the process again. HK is doomed, I hope companies that can go desert it and those that can expatriate.