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Finally a report in New York Times crystalizes the issues for me.
The reports are in chronological order.
(1) I was puzzled particularly about why younger and older people in Hong Kong seemed at logger head. What caused the generation gap, if the reports were believable?
(a) 香港民众抗议与中国内地高铁接轨计划. VOA Chinese, Nov. 29, 2009.
http://www1.voanews.com/chinese/news/Protesting_high_speed_rail_HK_20091129-78084157.html
(b) 香港媒体评论高铁延迟拨款案. VOA Chinese, Jan. 9, 2010.
http://www1.voanews.com/chinese/news/HKMediacomments-20100109-81063272.html
(c) 香港警民冲突 高铁拨款遭抗议. VOA Chinese, Jan. 17, 2010.
http://www1.voanews.com/chinese/news/express_rail_20100117-81918472.html
(香港立法会"以31票赞成、21票反对批准了这项总拨款达669亿港元的工程")
(d) 香港高铁预算在抗议争议声中通过. BBC Chinese, Jan. 17, 2010.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2010/01/100117_hk_legco_fastrail.shtml
(e) 美领馆曾打探港泛民“五区总辞.” BBC Chinese, Jan. 27, 2010.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2010/01/100127_hongkong_byelection.shtml
Of hand I cannot find the report that said the youngsters and old people fought (figuratively) in this high-speed rail project, although I remember it is one of the above.
American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) often meets with Taiwanese government and opposition, especilaly after Taiwan was democratized. But US meeting with Hong Kong might invite speculation, which should even rarer in mainland China.
(2) Keith Bradsher, As Hong Kong’s Political System Stalls, So Does Its Democracy Movement. New York Times, Jabn. 28, 2010.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/28/world/asia/28hong.html?scp=2&sq=hong%20kong&st=cse
(Because Basic Law effectively confers power to elites, voice of young people ca not be heard. "Young people have borne the brunt of [high unemployment resulting from] competition from low-salaried employees in mainland China. They face rising competition for jobs in Hong Kong itself as banks and other high-paying employers increasingly hire mainland college graduates with family connections in Beijing.")
【 在 choi 的大作中提到: 】
: I am puzzled about recent developments in Hong Kong. I do not understand what they are quarreling, about high-speed rail, about legislators resigning. Perhaps they know what is going on. But I have no time for Hong Kong--and its development is not vital to me--or Taiwan from where I am (in US). Perh
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