Macau is 1/10 the size with an economy mostly focused on gambling? Macau has a significantly weaker democratic tradition having been part of the Portuguese military dictatorship until 1974?

If I remember correctly, Maccau was a troubled place with a lot of gang violence (probably related to the large number of casino's) when it was handed over the to Chinese from the Portuguese. I don't think they enjoyed quite the same level of democratic and independent rule that Hong Kong-ers became accustomed to.

Macau's economy is also largely based on casino's.

Macau is small.. like real small. Macau is more akin to a neighborhood in some American cities. And it’s not really working fine in Macau. Take a look at it’s leader, clearly corrupt and put in place as a puppet.