Hong Kong democracy dims as PRC divides Asia's 'Pearl of the East'

摘要

Hong Kong is the crouching tiger to Chinas hidden dragon as China continues to lurk behind the scenes of Hong Kong's development, which begs the question, who controls Hong Kong? Hong Kong's former Governor, Christopher Patten once gushed "the story of this great city is about the years before this night and the years of success that will surely follow it." Pattens wise words uttered in the midst of the British handover of Hong Kong in 1997, still has currency more than a decade on.