Public Eye | Pass that self-destruct button, please: why Hong Kong has fallen to such lows
We shoot ourselves over a world-class museum paid for by the Jockey Club but not direct our fire at property developers who demand more than HK$3 million for flats the size of a parking space
Want to know why Shanghai sneers at us, Singapore has overtaken us, and Shenzhen is nipping at our heels? It’s because we wake up every morning, search for a self-destruct button, and blow ourselves up.
We need that morning fix to get on with the day. Our day involves taking two steps backwards without taking one step forward. It’s called the fight for true democracy.
Procedural justice was ignored so we must blow ourselves up. Beijing would do well to tell us to go to hell and withdraw the offer before it gets blown to bits.
Yes, we must ask the people if the government should throw out public housing tenants with a monthly household income of HK$133,450 or assets exceeding HK$2.7 million.