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Re:Apple Daily to shut in days unless government agrees to p... by tsejerome97 on Monday June 21, 2021 @10:15PM (#27587234)
As your talk is quite generic, here is what I perceive as a guy who lived in HK for 10+ years.

If you are referring to against mainland China people on anti-immigration issue. It is quite normal as the citizens don't agree the government's policy on allowing mainland non-professionals to be HK citizens easily (500+ mainland Chinese people becoming HK citizens per day), statistically speaking more than 70% of them doesn't have a degree and is using government funding to survive every month (which is actually from HKers' tax) as I recall.

If your Conspiracy Theories are about COVID vaccinations, which many HKers believe that they want to wait for 1-2 years to make sure the long term side effect is minimal. I do think that is understandable given that there are quite some correlation of certain side issues (not causation)

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Re:Apple Daily to shut in days unless government agrees to p... by powerapple on Tuesday June 22, 2021 @04:17AM (#27589227)
I visited HK in 2018 for a conference. All I can say is that I am glad that I went with my white friend, and speak English all the time. Otherwise, I would be afraid of walking on streets.
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Re:Apple Daily to shut in days unless government agrees to p... by nohypercorrect on Tuesday June 22, 2021 @11:01PM (#27600311)
That is completely nonsense. There were 50 millions[1] tourists from China to Hong Kong via Individual Visit Scheme in 2018. If it is that dangerous, how come so many Chinese tourists keep visiting Hong Kong?

[1]: https://www.tourism.gov.hk/en/tourism-statistics-2018.php

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Re:Apple Daily to shut in days unless government agrees to p... by powerapple on Wednesday June 23, 2021 @08:39AM (#27603781)
I wasn't trying to say it is a shared experience. A few Mandarin speakers were attacked in streets prior to my visit. It definitely had me question my safety in the city. I didn't have any issue while I was in HK, but it was just how I felt, I wouldn't feel safe without my white colleague.
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