Going to Hong Kong thread [Merged]

[Monseratto]

When SARs turned HK into a ghost town. even though they implied it was China's fault in the first place, Mainlanders tourists and their $$$ revived HK economy... Malls, Hotels and shops sprouted to take advantage.

Don't expect their "Saviour" to do the same this time around... as in never.



Hong Kong Is Sinking Into a Recession With No Recovery in Sight

From luxury hotels and major shopping malls to neighborhood stores and restaurants in tourist hubs like Central, Causeway Bay and Tsim Sha Tsui, businesses are closing early or seeing fewer customers. Even when things are open, stores and the airport are quiet, as tourists stay away.

Hong Kong has had severe economic challenges before. In the early 2000s the SARS epidemic shut down the city amid fears of contracting the deadly virus. Once the all-clear came, though, visitor arrivals and business confidence bounced back. The difference now is that there’s little expectation of a rapid resolution, as positions harden on either side of the barricades.

The lack of foot traffic also means months of weakening sales among retailers at all levels, from the glitzy shops in Central to family-run small businesses. The city’s unemployment level in July ticked higher for the first time in two years, and it’s likely layoffs and store closings will increase in coming months.

[heavenlee]

When SARs turned HK into a ghost town. even though they implied it was China's fault in the first place, Mainlanders tourists and their $$$ revived HK economy... Malls, Hotels and shops sprouted to take advantage.

Don't expect their "Saviour" to do the same this time around... as in never.



Hong Kong Is Sinking Into a Recession With No Recovery in Sight

Hong Kong people are firm believers in Feng Shui. Feng Shui saved them in 1997. Feng Shui will save the day.

[Monseratto]

Oh by the way, a business relationship, like any relationship, is a 2-way street. When you say "Apple's $$$ loss isn't China's loss..." you're actually saying that only Apple stand to lose. Now how is that a 2-way street? Lots of Apple China suppliers stand to lose if that relationship fails completely, you know.

Another Obvious.... If Apple losses out in the China Market, obviously Huawei, Xiaomi and other CHINESE phone makers will gain. Chinese tech companies do not rely on Apple alone for their business... Obviously... Just ask Samsung.

Samsung closes its final Chinese smartphone factory | TechRadar

[vinrem]

Ooookkkk, BTT na po tayo....ok naman situation sa HK, not what I expected when I arrived this morning, don't know kung sa gabi kung ano situation and tomorrow or on Sunday, but I'm back in my hotel to rest my feet sa kakasama shopping ni misis, there's a few mainlander pa rin but not as many as before, may mga pinoy din and some other foreigners, shops are quite empty but not apple, grabe daming tao sa loob, buti na lang may stock yung pinapabili ng barkada ko, it's cheaper here compared sa srp sa pinas, if you plan to go to HK and don't want too many people (especially mainlander), now is the time, so Doc, punta ka na dito, siguro weekdays lang hehehe.

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[heavenlee]

Another Obvious.... If Apple losses out in the China Market, obviously Huawei, Xiaomi and other CHINESE phone makers will gain. Chinese tech companies do not rely on Apple alone for their business... Obviously...

I see your point, sir, but why some of these Apple suppliers have been looking to move out of China because of the ongoing trade war? No need to do that, because Huawei, Xiaomi will fill in the void, eventually, yah? Who cares about Apple. No need to chase that ungrateful American company. Stay in China and make even bigger money from supplying Huwawei, Xiaomi, etc.

[heavenlee]

Ooookkkk, BTT na po tayo....ok naman situation sa HK, not what I expected when I arrived this morning, don't know kung sa gabi kung ano situation and tomorrow or on Sunday, but I'm back in my hotel to rest my feet sa kakasama shopping ni misis, there's a few mainlander pa rin but not as many as before, may mga pinoy din and some other foreigners, shops are quite empty but not apple, grabe daming tao sa loob, buti na lang may stock yung pinapabili ng barkada ko, it's cheaper here compared sa srp sa pinas, if you plan to go to HK and don't want too many people (especially mainlander), now is the time, so Doc, punta ka na dito, siguro weekdays lang hehehe.

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Good to hear, sir. My friend who's going end of the month will be happy to hear this piece of good news. They will be there weekday. Thanks.

[heavenlee]

HK protesters should heed what this German guy said --

“He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster . . "
― Friedrich Nietzsche

China is the monster now, but later on, it could be them. Violence begets violence. Be alert and vigilant so you don't turn into the thing you hate the most.

[dr. d]

Ooookkkk, BTT na po tayo....ok naman situation sa HK, not what I expected when I arrived this morning, don't know kung sa gabi kung ano situation and tomorrow or on Sunday, but I'm back in my hotel to rest my feet sa kakasama shopping ni misis, there's a few mainlander pa rin but not as many as before, may mga pinoy din and some other foreigners, shops are quite empty but not apple, grabe daming tao sa loob, buti na lang may stock yung pinapabili ng barkada ko, it's cheaper here compared sa srp sa pinas, if you plan to go to HK and don't want too many people (especially mainlander), now is the time, so Doc, punta ka na dito, siguro weekdays lang hehehe.

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sa noviembre pa yung "official excuse" namin.
we'll just have to pray the discounts will still be available...

[TheUninvited]

Will be in HK too next week. Seeing posts sa FB na situation is normal naman pag walang protests..

Just don't go kung asan yung protests and you'll be fine most likely.

[vinrem]

Will be in HK too next week. Seeing posts sa FB na situation is normal naman pag walang protests..

Just don't go kung asan yung protests and you'll be fine most likely.

Parang magulo sa HK Island side, but sa Kowloon parang ok naman.

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[Monseratto]

Parang magulo sa HK Island side, but sa Kowloon parang ok naman.

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Sa Kowloon side, usually sa Prince Edward at Mongkok magulo. Sayang panaman since diyan yung Sneaker Street at mga collectibles shops are located...

[Monseratto]

The sad irony in Hong Kong protesters’ fight for democratic freedoms | South China Morning Post

As one Singapore comedian puts it, colonisation comes from the word “colon”, out of which bad things come. Great Britain colonised Hong Kong, granting economic freedoms but not electoral democracy.
Now Hongkongers are victims of the Stockholm syndrome: physically free but mentally captive, Hongkongers ironically profess love for a country that refuses to grant Hong Kong British National (Overseas) passport holders automatic right to British citizenship.

[vinrem]

Sa Kowloon side, usually sa Prince Edward at Mongkok magulo. Sayang panaman since diyan yung Sneaker Street at mga collectibles shops are located...

Yeah, I was planning to go there sana today kaso may protest rally daw mamayang 2pm sa Tsim Sha Tsui or Kowloon area [emoji45].

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[minicarph]

Intindihin nyo kasi mga ancient mythology eh

There are certain times in our past na the white rules, minsan the blacks minsan the yellows

Yes, the blacks once ruled the world in the person of Hannibal of Africa, he conquered most of the ancent civilization then The Romans wiped him out. Even when Alexander the Great beat Persia, the Persians were shuffling Arab or Black conquerors in a span of hundreds pf years

So if we go forward even further, there was a time when a group of Chinese momgols / warriors conquered all of asia and even as far as Roman outskirts cities in Eastern Europe.
Sino sya? Si Genghis Khan, a Chinaman

So the patterns are here, maybe it’s time again for the Chinese to rule the world.

So why did I reference mythology, not world history as I described abovd.

Eh kasi yun naman talaga ang patterns.

Earth is not ruled by God alone. Earth is distributed to a group of sub Gods per region. The gods of Romans / Greeks , the gods of Norse / Vikings, and the Gods of Asia na meron pa din rank and file. From time to time Asian Gods fight and bicker against each other so as a result their people get weakened. Look at India, India was once a superpower of the world because their Gods were efficient.

Now the Gods of the Americas are weakening coz of melting pot of races in US. While China is as pure as all Chinese. Loke Hitler who wanted an alll Aryan race of super soldiers, he almost succeeded in conquering the world.

Eh pano mananalo ang America sa China, and andami Chinese nasa America, even vloggers sa youtube who review new Apple products or new cars even the New proud American supercar, Chevy C8, mas magaling pa Intsek mag-review and they are getting invited ha even in the most White Supremacists state of Us, where the new Chevy C8 was first launched

[heavenlee]

South Park apologizes to China. Heh Heh.

CTTO --

[uls]

Intindihin nyo kasi mga ancient mythology eh

There are certain times in our past na the white rules, minsan the blacks minsan the yellows

Yes, the blacks once ruled the world in the person of Hannibal of Africa, he conquered most of the ancent civilization then The Romans wiped him out. Even when Alexander the Great beat Persia, the Persians were shuffling Arab or Black conquerors in a span of hundreds pf years

So if we go forward even further, there was a time when a group of Chinese momgols / warriors conquered all of asia and even as far as Roman outskirts cities in Eastern Europe.
Sino sya? Si Genghis Khan, a Chinaman

So the patterns are here, maybe it’s time again for the Chinese to rule the world.

So why did I reference mythology, not world history as I described abovd.

Eh kasi yun naman talaga ang patterns.

mga puti insecure nakita nila umaangat ang China gusto nila patigilin ang pag angat para sila parin ang siga ng mundo

it's time somebody stood up to white people

[heavenlee]

Few convinced by Apple's case for Hong Kong app removal - BBC News


Food for thought -- Scary. The Communist Party of China can crush any country if this happens.



“What would Huawei do if they were the dominant 5G provider for a country, and that country’s leaders said the wrong thing?”

[kisshmet]

Umangat nga ang communist china..number2 pa lang eh akala mo kung sino ng siga..kaya lang ang maliliit na bansa..supot naman sa USA

Ngayon tinuturok sa tumbong ng malalaking bansa..iiyak iyak naman



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[heavenlee]

Yeah, I was planning to go there sana today kaso may protest rally daw mamayang 2pm sa Tsim Sha Tsui or Kowloon area [emoji45].

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From Twitter,

CTTO -- October 12, 2019

"MTR are closing seleted Airport Express stations due to 'control measures' at airport around, oh look 3pm."

[uls]

skip the WHAT-CHINA-CAN-DO bla bla

fast forward na kasi

every country on earth will choose who to side with

in the near future the world will be divided into China-bloc and Western-bloc

countries will either be in China's orbit or US/European orbit

there will be 2 internets not connected to each other

yun na yun