There was always trepidation in the run up to '97,large amounts of Hong Kong citizens left Honkers for pastures new, they never considered themselves Chinese they were Hong Kongers, I know people come out with this colonial oppression catch-phrase for the colonies, but seriously there was an air of uncertainty back then in that incredible city, for many there was mourning when we left.
Sex tourist?
Hahaha. No mate, I used to do a bit of work there and got to know a Filipino girl. I go over and see her when I get a bit of free time. I don't really like HK much at all, but I enjoy going out to the islands like Lamma and Chau Cheng. It's like a different world there. Lamma in particular is a fantastic place.Sex tourist?
Most don't hate their Chinese employers to be honest, hate is a strong word, I speak decent enough visaya, I lived in Hong Kong for a number of years and w
Lamma used to be the old hippy hang out 30 years back, more affluent ex-pats used to be on lantau, I was in mid-levels, I am back there once a year.
I've never had the opportunity to see that part of the world as can't handle long flights but will look at pics on Google
My two sons are dual Nationals, both living in honkers and both are looking at Canada in the future.
Ha, still loads of old hippies on Lamma. We'll have to disagree on the attitude of the domestic servants to their HK employers. I know loads of them and they are unanimous in their dislike of their employers. Not without good reason I might add. They treat them like shite for the most part and the law in HK offers very little protection. Breaks my heart to see thousands of them hanging out under flyovers and in subways each Sunday because their employers don't want them hanging about their place of work on their days off. During lockdown many of them are forced to stay home and as a consequence their employers get them working on their day off, for no money. Rotten system and the employers who exploit them are vile people. Tey go on the streets and riot for 'freedom' but happily exploit others.
Dislike is different from hate, your figures are also wrong, it's 400k not 600k (unless it's gone up by 200k since lasy year) ,i speak decent enough filipino (visayan) having lived and worked in the far East for years, the PI has always been a source of cheap labour, don't hate the player, hate the game, without remittances from OFW's buoyying it up the PI would be on its arse.
It's possible to hate the game and the players of it. You might be right on the 400k figure. Either way, they are treated like shit. There's no excuse for it, none at all. I don't speak Visayan, but I speak a fair bit of Chinese and my English isn't too shabby... most of the lasses I know there speak very good English. I wouldn't say hate is too strong a word either, it's the words they use themselves. Widespread and systematic abuse. I could give you hundreds of examples.
I lived there, my kids still live there, I heard lots say they dislike their employers,far less said hate over the years, of course there's abuse, as there is in most countries with cheap imported labour, sad but true.
Don't go there it's full of nutters!
Strange, that's the first thing I thought of too
Hong Kong: UK makes citizenship offer to residents
Up to three million people living in the former colony are being given the chance to settle in the UK.www.bbc.co.uk
Hats off
"Hong Kongers = cheap Chinese takeaway"?
