From: hpang@engin.umich.edu (Ho Sun Pang)
Subject: Re: HongKong should have a democratic government NOW!
Date: Sun, 22 Nov 92 18:59:03 EST
Organization: University of Michigan Engineering, Ann Arbor

In article <92327.150603ZQH@psuvm.psu.edu> ZQH@psuvm.psu.edu writes:
>
>Does the New HongKong Airport really have to cost $100 billions?
>Why the contracts have been alway granted to the British-related
>companies while other bids are at least 1/3 lower???
>

Reason:  Most HK people (esp. those who are rich and famed) like to show-off.
         $100 billions for an airport?  Come on!

	 Interesting enough, a large no. of HK people think that the
         technologies at HK are much better than that in US simply because the
         stuff HK built are more hi-tech fancy.  How dumb.

Reason:  Politics.  Grant the contracts to the British folks, who definitely
         over-charge everything.  Even without over-charging, the $$ invloved
         would still put a kick to UK economy.

         Don't let nutriutious water flow to other's soil.  Nuff said.

Reason:  In addition to the above two points, UK wanna make HK people have
         more faith and confidence after 1997.  You know, if HK is shit after
         1997, why bother investing all these $$?

>
>HongKongers never had the right to elect their own governers,
>not to mention that they will have no say in the U.K.'s politics.
>

I bet 90% of HK people is kinda like it.

>
>To British, HongKongers are just colonism-subjects, plain and simple.
>Want to immigrate to Britain?  Sorry you slant-eye chinks, ...
>

But remember (before the images of a hot-blooded Chinese pop up again),
who is barbaric enough to run over the Chinese with tanks?

Yea, no non-native UK guy stands a chance for high office, but no Chinese would
ever get run over by a tank when the British rules, either.

*****

I feel very tired of the debate on who should be the boss.  I beg your pardon 
for my ignorance, but what is politics for?   Why politics?

In my view, politics should be for the good of its citizens.  So UK make $$
out of HK, so what?  Big deal!  Look at HK's history in the last 100 years.
What do you see?  What will you see differently if HK is under the rule of the
mainland government after 1945?  I hate to be rule by someone simply because
we're the same race, mind you.  If you're good you're in, if you're bad you're
out.  Plain and simple.

You know what?  Politics is a dangerous and fragile thing.  Everyone must
proceed with extreme care and good thoughts, not with any youthful idealogies,
mind you.  Esp. about democracy.  Everything's free is not a good thing since
things may get out of hand before even you blink your eyes.  So as the 
climate for democracy is not mature yet, why keep pushing?

I feel the same thing about the June 4 massacre.  It have to be a failure.
Why?  Because the climate for democracy is not mature yet.  Just think.  Think.
If civil wars do break out for democracy, or if the Communist Party gives way
and let the youthful people rule, what would happen?  What will be the
consequences?

Good things take time to come.  There is no rush.  A Johanny-come-lately is
much better than a state of chaos.  So I sincerely wish any of you best luck
of all if you're the people who fight for democracy.  I'd also wish you take
your time and don't push too hard.  The dilemma we're dealing with is much
much tougher than most of you think.


- Louis







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