Beijing announced on Thursday the National Security Law for HK. The stock market plummeted on Friday (greatest single-day drop in past 5 years) and everyone on the street was talking about it.
The sacrifice of HK’s economy was likely already accounted for before PRC proposed the Law that clearly violates our city’s “One Country, Two Systems”. Looks like China has lost patience to wait till 2047 to take over HK.
I’m worried too, not because of the economic downturn, but more of the freedom and human rights that Hongkongers were promised under the Basic Law. Rumors started to spread on the net about censorship as soon as the Law was announced, I checked quickly and shockingly confirmed it. The horror didn’t cease even after the “bug” was corrected a few hours later. Can’t help worrying when my faithful search engine hinted on bowing down to evil dictatorship.
The city is dying and you know it… but what can you do really? Updated my FB status and some of my friends asked if I would move back to Canada. I replied saying that I needa consider that option now. Seriously, I’ve been thinking more and more about that since Thursday.
Oh Lord, please continue to lead and guide me in life. Help me see You more clearly and follow You more closely. ??
