does anyone know or understand why they say such stupid things? how out of touch are they with the sentiments of Hong Kong people? hong kong has been a free thinking city for decades...just because the "authority" is telling us what to do, do they actually believe hong kong people will mindlessly say "oh okay"?

come on.

also - what DEVELOPED and civilized country/city in the world ignores politics? developed counties don't mindlessly control their people because they know that people don't like to be controlled. that's WHY there are so many protests in developed places - because people know what's right and what's wrong. just because the government STATES something, that does NOT mean it's right. and to make your voice heard it is a right in many places to go out and protest.

so this "focus on economy instead of politics" rhetoric doesn't work in a city like Hong Kong. we certainly like to make money here, but we are also heavily involved in politics and the social development of our city.

this is our home. social-political AND economic development is part of the fabric of any city. they don't cancel each other out.

crazy talk. as usual.

http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2076389/national-peoples-congress-head-urges-hong-kong-focus