That's 5 star luxury for them. Hong Kong is a choice posting for them as well, but the Chinese have only sent their elite forces. Whether that s for control or presentation no one knows. The police still have civil order under their jurisdiction. Depends who you are.
China is changing, anyone can see that.
That will happen very slowly. They realise they live in a changing world but also that it shouldn t be imposed over night because it will cause massive turbulence and distruption. They are taking a much longer term, evolutionary approach. Whether it's western style democracy that comes out at the end is anybodys guess.