My Take | Advocates of Hong Kong independence have no allies
Even the British, our former colonial masters, want nothing to do with such folly, let alone any other sane government
Every localist, separatist and colonial flag-waving malcontent who wants Hong Kong to break away from the mainland should read the latest Post interview with outgoing British consul general Caroline Wilson. I say this not because I want to attract more hits and eyeballs to our website.
Rather, the British diplomat is explaining the most obvious and basic truth about “one country, two systems”, which with the noisy and heated debates about independence, it tends to be forgotten or overlooked.
She said the British government had made it clear it did not support Hong Kong’s independence, and she felt the idea “doesn’t make any sense”.
“All has to be done with respect for the law and the broader constitutional framework in Hong Kong,” she said. “As the representative of the country that signed the [Sino-British] Joint Declaration, I support freedoms to be exercised in Hong Kong, but I also have to recognise ... Hong Kong’s constitutional structure.”