Public Eye | Fearmongering over mainland officials in West Kowloon terminus kicks off hot, silly summer
Opposition must convince people it isn’t painting Beijing as a bogeyman, while some government claims on need for officials in West Kowloon are far-fetched
It’s going to be a long, hot and emotionally draining summer of taking sides. Which are you on?
Where you stand depends on whether you are a patriot who believes the motherland wants only good for the city or a cynic convinced our communist masters aim to swallow freedom-loving Hong Kong bit by bit.
I don’t know whether to fear mainland laws enforced on Hong Kong soil. The opposition must convince me it isn’t painting Beijing as a bogeyman ahead of a by-election necessitated by the ousting of six of its legislators.
Former legislator Margaret Ng Ngoi-yee’s warning that mainland officials could nab Hongkongers if they go near the terminus smacks of fearmongering.
