Just Saying | High-speed rail saga exposes sorry state of anti-China paranoia in Hong Kong
Yonden Lhatoo says the multiple conspiracy theories surrounding the new, cross-border link show the unbelievable extent to which anti-China sentiment can travel in this city
And all of it has been conceived, nurtured, and perpetuated by opposition politicians and activists on the rampage in their China-hating tinfoil hats.
Politically driven opposition to the new rail link and the persecution complex it regularly whips up tend to border on the bizarre and encroach upon the ridiculous.
First there was, and still is, the whole conniption over the so-called co-location deal under which part of the West Kowloon terminus on the Hong Kong side has been handed over to mainland jurisdiction for checkpoint purposes. This means anyone who enters the port area leased to mainland authorities will be subject to national laws.