Did YOU know this about Hong Kong, China?

[cowboykjohnson]

New news to me...

[Irving]

Check out this picture of Hong Kong.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...ht_Skyline.jpg

I don't see how China can look at independent Hong Kong, then turn around and see the rest of the dirt poor rice farmers in the rest of the country, and still think that communism is a great idea.

[ronaldrwl]

Spectacular

[ronaldrwl]

I used to work with someone who grew up there. She would describe how you could do anything at anytime, day or night, in a good way. That how boring Los Angeles was in comparison.

[cowboykjohnson]

awesome picture

[Irving]

I hear that if GreenScoutII could live any where in the world, it would be right in the middle of Hong Kong.

[ChunkyMonkey]

Got it backward Stu.. Hong Kong is behind compare to some of the downtowns in the 300 cities of China...

Shanghai



Guangzhou


Shenzhen


Tianjin


Chongqing


To do business in China is completely the opposite of our 'free' system. They love US $ and willing to do whatever it takes to get investments. Being a communist country also means the central govt can corruptly make people work for your company for FREE. My uncle initially submitted a proposal to open his 'small' factory in Guangzhou in 1999, it was approved within a month, and within 16 months, from an empty land, they build a road, a 30000sqft warehouse/factory along with local workers ready for you to move in. And when I said they, its the Chicom build it for you for FREE so you move your manufacturing there. Nuts! But tons of $ to make there!

[Troublco]

Check out this picture of Hong Kong.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...ht_Skyline.jpg

I don't see how China can look at independent Hong Kong, then turn around and see the rest of the dirt poor rice farmers in the rest of the country, and still think that communism is a great idea.

If you're part of the ruling elite in China, I'm sure the rest of China looks just fine. After all, who cares what the peons think?

[Hoosier]

If you're part of the ruling elite in China, I'm sure the rest of China looks just fine. After all, who cares what the peons think?

I was going to say basically the same thing... Communism *is* great... as long as you're in charge.

It's good to be the king, right?

[Irving]

How would want to rule over a bunch of peasants with no money, when instead you can rule over billions of wealthy people (wealthy in comparison to what they are now anyway).