I had visited HK 5-6 times in the 1980s and 90s before the handover. A little rough around the edges, but in a good way. Great people, 100 years of British administration gave them a deep appreciation for freedoms of democracy.(yes, a colony, but a lot of local representation.) I feel for what they must be going through now and a deep sense of loss of what they once had. I haven’t been back. I’d rather not.
I have been there several times, originally back before any of the Chinese takeover, it was very cheap back then.
I went back recently, it was EXPENSIVE now. Not stuff, stuff is pretty cheap there. But expensive to be there.
Wow.